agar apni chashm-e-nam par mujhe ikhtiyar hota
to bhala ye raaz-e-ulfat kabhi aashkar hota

hai tunuk-mizaj sayyaad kuchh apna bas nahin hai
main qafas ko le ke udta agar ikhtiyar hota

ye zara si ek jhalak ne dil o jaan ko yun jalaya
teri barq-e-husn se phir koi kya do-chaar hota

aji tauba is gareban ki bhala bisat kya thi
ye kaho ki hath uljha nahin tar-tar hota

wo na aate fatiha ko zara mud ke dekh lete
to hujum-e-'yas' itna na sar-e-mazar hota