ik phuul mere paas thaa ik shama mere saath thii
— Ahmad Mushtaq
Ik phuul mere paas thaa ik sham.a mere saath thee
Baahar khizaan kaa zor thaa andar andheree raat thee
Aise pareshaan to na the TuuTe hue sannaahaTe
Jab ishq kee tere mire gham par basar-auqaat thee
Kuch tum kaho tum ne kahaan kaise guzaare roz-o-shab
Apne na milne kaa sabab to gardish-e-haalaat thee
Ik khaamushee thee tar-ba-tar deevaar-e-mizhgaan se udhar
Pahunchaa huaa paighaam thaa barsee huee barsaat thee
Sab phuul darvaazon men the sab rang aavaazon men the
Ik shahr dekhaa thaa kabhee us shahr kee kya baat thee
Ye hain na.e logon ke ghar sach hai ab un ko kya khabar
Dil bhee kisee kaa naam thaa gham bhee kisee kee zaat thee