ghariq-e-zikr-e-khuda din ko khanqah mein tha
jo shaikh raat ko duba hua gunah mein tha

tamam sang-dili ya ki phir ghurur-o-hasham
kuchh aur is ke siwa bhi jahan-panah mein tha

huruf-e-makr tere lab pe the magar zalim
mujhe fareb bhi khana wafa ki rah mein tha

tumhaare qaul-o-qasam par fareb kya khata
tumhaara tarz-e-ada bhi meri nigah mein tha

tapak ke dida-e-nam se sadaen deta hai
jo ek harf-e-tamanna dil-e-tabah mein tha

mujhe to ras ai 'khalid' yahi zamin aai
ye aur baat mera zikr mahr-o-mah mein tha