rag-o-pai mein sarayat kar gaya wo
mujhi ko mujh se rukhsat kar gaya wo

na thahra koi mausam wasl-e-jaan ka
mutayyan rah furqat kar gaya wo

man o tu ki giri diwar sar par
bayan kaisi haqiqat kar gaya wo

darun-e-khana se ghafil hai lekin
barun-e-khana zinat kar gaya wo

sar-e-shab hi mein aksar jal bujha hun
har ek khwahish ko lat-pat kar gaya wo

hawadis ka wo tund o shokh jhonka
samar dil ka akarat kar gaya wo

mata-e-gham chhupa kar kyun na rakkhun
hawale ye amanat kar gaya wo

tumhein bhi bhulne ki koshishen kin
ki khud par bhi qayamat kar gaya wo

sukun-amez lamhon mein 'farid' ab
farogh-e-ranj-o-mehnat kar gaya wo