ajib jumbish-e-lab hai khitab bhi na kare
sawal kar ke mujhe la-jawab bhi na kare

wo mere qurb mein duri ki chashni rakkhe
mere liye mera jina azab bhi na kare

kabhi kabhi mujhe sairab kar ke khush kar de
hamesha gumrah-e-sehr-e-sarab bhi na kare

ajib barzakh-e-ulfat mein mujh ko rakkha hai
ki wo khafa bhi rahe aur itab bhi na kare

wo intizar dikhae is ehtiyat ke sath
ki meri aankhon ko mahrum-e-khwab bhi na kare

wo raat bhar kuchh is andaz se kare baaten
mujhe jagae bhi ninden kharab bhi na kare

har ek sher mein 'azar' nuqush hain us ke
magar wo khud ko kabhi be-naqab bhi na kare