dil mein tir-e-ishq hai aur farq par shamshir-e-ishq
kya bataen pad gai hai panw mein zanjir-e-ishq

dekhne wale ye kahte hain kitab-e-dahr mein
tu sarapa husn ka naqsha hai main taswir-e-ishq

kohkan aur qais mil jaen to main un se kahun
le gae kya sath hi qabron mein tum tasir-e-ishq

wah-re insaf itna bhi na wan puchha gaya
ye qusur-e-husn hai ya asl mein tasir-e-ishq

baat karne se bhi nafrat ho gai dildar ko
wah-re izhaar-e-ulfat wah-re tasir-e-ishq

kya sabab kya wajh kyun aa kar nikal jae shikar
kyun nishana par na jaega hamara tir-e-ishq

pahle apna sar qalam karwae phir tayyar ho
har kisi ka kaam hai jo likh sake tafsir-e-ishq

daulat-e-didar hasb-e-muddaa hasil hui
mil gai jis shakhs ko taqdir se iksir-e-ishq

husn-e-jaanan ki kashish duniya mein baqi rah gai
bad-nasibi se hamari ud gai tasir-e-ishq

tu bhi gul ke aaine par khinch de taswir-e-husn
main bhi bulbul ko sunaun bagh mein taqrir-e-ishq

kya shikayat us ki 'parwin' ye to hoti aai hai
pahle ulfat ki thi izzat aur na ab tauqir-e-ishq