Aa, ki meree jaan ko qaraar naheen hai
aah ko chaahiye ik 'umr asar hone tak
arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq ke qaabil naheeN raha
baazeechaa-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aage
be-'eitadaaliyoN se, subuk sab meiN ham huve
bus ki dushwaar hai har kaam ka aasaaN hona
daayam paDa huaa tere dar par naheeN hooN maiN
dard minnat_kash-e-dawa na huaa
dekhna qismat ki aap apne pe rashk aajaaye hai
dhota hooN jab maiN peene ko us seem_tan ke paaNv
dil-e-naadaaN tujhe huaa kya hai ?
dil hee to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aaye kyoN ?
dil se teree nigaah jigar tak utar gayee
diyaa hai dil agar usko, bashar hai kya kahiye ?
fir kuchch is dil ko beqaraaree hai
fir mujhe deeda-e-tar yaad aaya
GHair leiN mehfil meiN bose jaam ke
ghar jab bana liya hai tere dar par kahe baGHair
hai bas ki har ik unke ishaare meiN nishaaN aur
hairaaN hooN dil ko ro'ooN ki peetooN jigar ko maiN ?
har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ke 'too kya hai' ?
hazaaroN KHwahishaiN 'eisee ke har KHwahish pe dam nikle
husn-e-mah, garche ba_haNgaam-e-kamaal achcha hai
ishq mujhko naheeN, wehshat hee sahee
jaur se baaz aaye par baaz aayaiN kya ?
jis bazm meiN too naaz se guftaar meiN aave
kabhee nekee bhee uske jee meiN gar aa jaaye hai mujhse
kisee ko de ke dil koee nawaa_sanj-e-fuGHaaN kyoN ho ?
koee din gar zindagaanee aur hai laazim tha ki dekho mera rasta koee din aur maze jahaan ke apnee nazar meiN KHaak naheeN meharbaaN ho ke bulaa lo mujhe chaaho jis waqt miltee hai KHoo-e-yaar se naar iltihaab meiN muddat huee hai yaar ko mehmaaN kiye hue na tha kuchch to KHuda tha, kuchch na hota to KHuda hota naqsh fariyaadee hai kiskee shoKHee-e-tehreer ka nuktaacheeN hai GHam-e-dil usko sunaaye na bane rone se aur ishq meiN be_baak ho gaye shauq har rang raqeeb-e-sar-o-saamaaN niklaa Taskin ko ham na roen jo zauq-e-nazr mile us bazm meiN mujhe naheeN bantee haya kiye woh aake KHwaab meiN taskeen-e-iztiraab to de woh firaaq aur woh wisaal kahaaN ? ye jo ham hijr meiN deewaar-o-dar ko dekhte haiN ye na thee hamaaree qismat ke wisaal-e-yaar hota zikr us pareewash kaa, aur phir bayaaN apnaa zulmat_kade meiN mere shab-e-GHam ka josh hai jalaa hia jism jahaa.N dil bhii jal gayaa hogaa
kuredate ho jo ab raakh justajuu kyaa hai?