ai dil-nashin talash teri ku-ba-ku na thi
apne se ek farar tha wo justuju na thi

izhaar na-rasa sahi wo surat-e-jamal
aaina-e-khayal mein bhi hu-ba-hu na thi

kya sehr tha ki hanste hue jaan de gae
wo bhi ki jin ko tab-e-gham-e-arzu na thi

kya jaane ahl-e-bazm ne kya kya samajh liya
ikhfa-e-arzu thi wo chup guftugu na thi

wo kaun si sahar thi ki roi na phul phul
wo sham kaun si thi ki gham se lahu na thi

hum to farefta the 'ziya' dil ki aanch par
manzur mahz dilkashi-e-rang-o-bu na thi