khurshid firaq mein tapan hai
ai zarra-nawaz tu kahan hai

kyun rote hain dekh dekh kar hum
ye zulf-e-siyah hai ya dhuan hai

munh dekh raha hun aur chup hun
kya baat karun wo bad-zaban hai

ab minnat-e-baghban abas hai
patjhad ke din aa gae khizan hai

gulzar nahin maqam-e-ishrat
bulbul pe jafa-e-baghban hai

gul ko bhi hi kuchh gham-e-nihan ne
ghunche ki chatak nahin fughan hai

gardun ne hi sab ko mar rakkha
jo zinda bhi hai wo nim-jaan hai

ye kahkashan nahin saron par
khinche hue tegh aasman hai

kya qais se multafit ho laila
nanga hai wo nang-e-khandan hai

parwane se shama kya chhupegi
main bhi puchhunga tu jahan hai

dekha ai 'bahr' tera diwan
ek daftar-e-haal-e-ashiqan hai