Is baar vo milaa to ajiib us kaa rang thaa ,
alfaaz me.n tarang na lahjaa dabang tha ,

 
ek soch thii ki bikhrii hu_ii Khaal-o-Khad me.n thii ,
ek dard thaa ki jis kaa shahiid ang-ang thaa ,

[Khaal-o-Khad=body] 

ek aag thii ki raakh me.n poshidaa thii kahii.n, 
ek jism thaa ki ruuh se masaruuf-e-jang thaa ,

[poshiidaa=hidden; masaruuf=busy in] 

mai.n ne kahaa ki yaar tumhe.n kyaa huaa hai ye ,
us ne kahaa ki umr-e-ravaa.N kii ataa hai ye, 

[umr-e-ravaa.N=life in passing] 

mai.n ne kahaa ki umr-e-ravaa.N to sabhii kii hai ,
us ne kahaa ki fikr-o-nazar kii ataa hai ye ,

mai.n ne kahaa ki sochtaa rahta to mai.n bhii huu.N ,
us ne kahaa ki aa_iinaa rakhaa huaa hai ye ,

dekhaa to meraa apnaa hii aks-e-jamaal thaa vo ,
vo mai.n thaa aur "Himayat Ali" thaa vo .