diya jab dil to dilbar ka gila kya
sitam-parwar karam na-ashna kya

na puchhen puchhne wale hua kya
ye dekhen us ne dil le kar kiya kya

duhai hai shab-e-hijran duhai
qayamat ki sahar ka aasra kya

kahan tak sath de zauq-e-nazara
tere jalwon ka mera samna kya

rahi mashq-e-sitam dil par yun hi gar
tumhaara hi mitega ghar mera kya

yahi do-chaar tinke aashiyan ke
mila sayyaad ko is ke siwa kya

bata do waqiat-e-tur kuchh to
kalim-ullah guzra majra kya

qafas jaane se pahle tha chaman mein
nasheman baghban mera hua kya

unhen dil de diya nadida 'afqar'
hijab-o-ghamza-o-naz-o-ada kya