kise apna banaen koi is qabil nahin milta
yahan patthar bahut milte hain lekin dil nahin milta

mohabbat ka sila isar ka hasil nahin milta
wo nazren bar-ha milti hain lekin dil nahin milta

tumhaara ruthna tamhid thi afsana-e-gham ki
zamana ho gaya hum se mizaj-e-dil nahin milta

jahan tak dekhta hun main jahan tak main ne samjha hai
koi tere siwa tarif ke qabil nahin milta

haram ki manzilen hon ya sanam-khane ki rahen hon
khuda milta nahin jab tak maqam-e-dil nahin milta

musafir apni manzil par pahunch kar chain pate hain
wo maujen sar patakti hain jinhen sahil nahin milta

hum apna gham liye baithe hain us bazm-e-tarab mein bhi
kisi naghme se ab 'makhmur' saz-e-dil nahin milta