haalat-e-dil wahi rahi maqsad-e-dil ko pa ke bhi
hum to sukun na pa sake un ke qarib ja ke bhi

izn-e-nazara to diya jurat-e-did chhin li
wo kabhi samne na aae rukh se hijab utha ke bhi

dil hai na zauq-e-arzu koi talab na justuju
ab wo karenge kya mujhe sahib-e-dil bana ke bhi

pas-e-raza-e-dost ko ahl-e-wafa se puchhiye
kuchh na zaban se kah sake un ka ishaara pa ke bhi

khul gaya raaz-e-haal-e-dil jab wo harim-e-naz mein
hum se nazar churaiye sab se nazar mila ke bhi

yun bhi ek imtihan sahi jazb-e-darun-e-ishq ka
kuchh dinon dekh lijiye dil se hamein bhula ke bhi

kam hui kya fasurdagi 'kaif'-e-alam-nasib ki
aap ne dekh to liya barha muskura ke bhi