chashm-e-khush-ab ki tamsil nahin ho sakti
aisi shaffaf koi jhil nahin ho sakti

meri fitrat hi mein shamil hai mohabbat karna
aur fitrat kabhi tabdil nahin ho sakti

us ke dil mein mujhe ek jot jagana padegi
khud hi raushan koi qindil nahin ho sakti

sikka-e-dagh o zar-e-gham se bhara hai mera dil
dekh khali meri zambil nahin ho sakti

is liye shiddat-e-sadmat mein ro deta hun
mujh se jazbaat ki tashkil nahin ho sakti

dukh to ye hai, wo mere dukh ko samajhta hi nahin
us tak ehsas ki tarsil nahin ho sakti

chhod aaya hun tera daftar-e-darbar-numa
ab tere hukm ki tamil nahin ho sakti

is kasafat ki latafat se bhala kya nisbat?
tirgi nur mein tahlil nahin ho sakti

lazmi to nahin 'sahir'! wo mujhe mil jae
yani har khwab ki takmil nahin ho sakti