baat dil ko mere lagi nahin hai
mere bhai ye shaeri nahin hai

jaanti hai mere charagh ki lau
kaun se ghar mein raushni nahin hai

wo talluq bhi mustaqil nahin tha
ye mohabbat bhi daimi nahin hai

main jo qissa suna chuka to khula
koi diwar bolti nahin hai

dekhne wali aankh bhi to ho
kaun dariya mein jal-pari nahin hai

buzdila chhup ke war karta hai
tujh ko tahzib-e-dushmani nahin hai

kya karun is bahisht ko jis mein
ek botal sharab ki nahin hai

tujh se milna bhi hai nahin bhi mujhe
aur tabiat ulajh rahi nahin hai

kaun se shahr ke charagh ho tum
tum mein dam bhar ki raushni nahin hai

jis ka charcha hai shahr mein 'ami'
wo ghazal to abhi kahi nahin hai