Nikale to yeh manzar dekha

karb ke shahar se nikale to ye manzar dekhaa
ham ko logo.n ne bulaayaa hame.n chhuu kar dekhaa

jab bhii chaahaa hai ki malabuus-e-vafaa ko chhuu le.n
misl Khushbuu ko_ii u.Dataa huaa paikar dekhaa

vo barasaat me.n bhiigaa to nigaahe.n uTThii.n
yo.n lagaa hai ko_ii tarshaa huaa patthar dekhaa

zindagii kitanii pareshaa.N hai ye sochaa bhii na thaa
is ke ataraaf me.n sholo.n kaa sama.ndar dekhaa

aa ga_ii Gam kii havaa phir tere gesuu chhuukar
hamane viiraanaa-e-dil phir se mu’attar dekhaa

vo jo u.Datii hai sadaa dasht-e-vafaa me.n “Afzal”
usii miTTii me.n nihaa.N dard kaa gauhar dekhaa