din o dil pahli hi manzil mein yahan kaam aae
aur hum rah-e-wafa mein koi do gam aae

tum kaho ahl-e-khirad ishq mein kya kya biti
hum to is rah mein na-waqif-e-anjam aae

lazzat-e-dard mili ishrat-e-ehsas mili
kaun kahta hai hum us bazm se nakaam aae

wo bhi kya din the ki ek qatra-e-mai bhi na mila
aaj aae to kai bar kai jam aae

ek hasin yaad se wabasta hain lakhon yaaden
ashk umand aate hain jab lab pe tera nam aae

si liye hont magar dil mein khalish rahti hai
is khamoshi ka kahin un pe na ilzam aae

chand diwanon se raushan thi gali ulfat ki
warna fanus to lakhon hi sar-e-baam aae

ye bhi badle hue haalat ka partaw hai ki wo
khalwat-e-khas se ta jalwa-gah-e-am aae

ho ke mayus main paimana bhi jab tod chuka
chashm-e-saqi se piya pe kai paigham aae

shahr mein pahle se badnam the yun bhi 'zaidi'
ho ke mai-khane se kuchh aur bhi badnam aae