Juda honay ka andaisha

A ghazal about sensing the end before it came — faithful before becoming faithless, close before going cold.

Juda hone ka andesha' juda honE se pehle tha,
Wo mujh se intehai khush' khAfa hone se pehle tha,

Junoon ka doar guzra to mujhe b bhool betha wo,
Namaz-e-ishq tha lekin, qaza hone se pehle tha,

Main kese soch sakta tha mujhy wo chor jayega,
Bohat hi ba'wafa wo bewafa hone se pehle tha...