ek nazuk dil ke andar hashr barpa kar diya
hae hum ne kyun ye izhaar-e-tamanna kar diya

ab nahin hai khushk aankhon mein siwa wahshat ke kuchh
intiha-e-gham ne kya dariya ko sahra kar diya

un ke dar ko chhod kar dar dar bhatakte hum rahe
wahshat-e-dil ne ajab anjam ulta kar diya

waswase ummid ke dam se jo the sab mit gae
intiha-e-dard ne gham ka mudawa kar diya

lab pe luknat aankhon mein wahshat hai chehra zard hai
ishtiyaq-e-hur ne zahid ko kaisa kar diya

go nahin ummid us se thi inayat ki magar
ye tha farz-e-ashiqi hum ne taqaza kar diya

ek nizaa-e-mustaqil rahti hai aql-o-shauq mein
tark-e-ulfat ne to ab dushwar jina kar diya

dil to tha ek qatra-e-khun kya haqiqat us ki thi
tere gham ne qulzum-e-zakhkhar jaisa kar diya

iftira-o-makr se shayad tujhe milta waqar
haq-parasti ne tujhe ai 'kaif' ruswa kar diya