munh na dikhalaave na dikhala par ba-andaaz-e-itaab
khol kar parda zara aankhen hee dikhala de mujhe
leta hoon makatab-e-gam-e-dil mein sabaq hanooz
lekin yahee ki raft gaya aur bood tha
sataish-gar hai zaahid is qadar jis baag-e-rizavaan ka
vo ik gul-dasta hai ham be-khudon ke taaq-e-nisyaan ka
garache hai tarz-e-tagaaful parda-daar-e-raaz-e-ishq
par ham aise khoe jaate hain ki vo pa jae hai
khuda sharamae haathon ko ki rakhate hain kashaakash mein
kabhee mere garebaan ko kabhee jaanaan ke daaman ko
jalve ka tere vo aalam hai ki gar keeje khayaal
deeda-e-dil ko ziyaarat-gaah-e-hairaanee kare
zof se girya mubaddal ba-dam-e-sard hua
baavar aaya hamen paanee ka hava ho jaana
kaafee hai nishaanee tira chhalle ka na dena
khaalee mujhe dikhala ke ba-vaqt-e-safar angusht
main ne junoon se kee jo asad iltimaas-e-rang
khoon-e-jigar mein ek hee gota diya mujhe
hai mushtamil numood-e-suvar par vajood-e-bahar
yaan kya dhara hai qatara o mauj-o-habaab mein