kisi ke shikwa-ha-e-jaur se waqif zaban kyun ho gham-e-dil aag to lag hi chuki lekin dhuan kyun ho mohabbat mein visal-o-hijr ki tamiz kya mani bisat-e-ishq par bazicha-e-sud-o-ziyan kyun ho jabin sail thi nadim hai magar ai sajda-e-akhir meri mahrumiyon se be-talluq aastan kyun ho khudawanda chaman mein to nasheman hi nasheman hain nazar mein barq ki sirf ek shakh-e-ashiyan kyun ho riwayat-e-kuhan ko azm-e-nau khatir mein kya lae zamir-e-karwan paband-e-mir-e-karwan kyun ho ye mana ek aansu hai magar ai sai-e-zabt-e-gham sar-e-mizhgan ye ek aansu bhi dil ka tarjuman kyun ho zamana jab bhula hi baitha 'ejaz'-e-hazin tujh ko koi ab mehrban kyun ho koi na-mehrban kyun ho