khula na mujh se tabiat ka tha bahut gahra
hazar us se raha rabta bahut gahra

bas is qadar ki ye hijrat ki umr kat jae
na mujh gharib se rakh silsila bahut gahra

sab apne aaine us ne mujhi ko saunp diye
use shikast ka ehsas tha bahut gahra

mujhe tilism samajhta tha wo sarabon ka
badha jo aage samundar mila bahut gahra

shadid pyas ke aalam mein dubne se bacha
qadah to kya mujhe qatra laga bahut gahra

tu us ki zad mein jo aaya to dub jaega
ba-qadr-e-ab hai har aaina bahut gahra

milenge rah mein tujh ko charagh jalte hue
kahin kahin hai mera naqsh-e-pa bahut gahra

talash-e-mani-e-maqsud itni sahl na thi
main lafz lafz utarta gaya bahut gahra

jo baat jaan-e-sukhan thi wahi rahi ojhal
liya to us ne mera jaeza bahut gahra

qadim hote hue mujh se bhi jadid hai wo
asar hai us pe mere daur ka bahut gahra

'faza' hamein to hai kafi yahi khumar-e-wajud
hai be-sharab bhi hasil nasha bahut gahra