nigah-e-shauq ko jab tera naqsh-e-pa na mila
mujhe bhi husn-e-haqiqat ka aaina na mila

jise bhi dekho wahi ajnabi sa lagta hai
tumhaare shahr mein koi bhi aashna na mila

hudud-e-dair-o-kalisa mein khanqahon mein
bahut talash kiya hum ko parsa na mila

tadapte rah gae din mein bhi raushni ke liye
charagh bechne walon ko mashla na mila

hamare dars pe ghairon ne pa liya sahil
hamare apne safine ko nakhuda na mila

sukun milega unhen kis ke aastane par
wo ahl-e-dard jinhen tera aasra na mila

mata-e-dil wo meri lutne chala tha magar
ye aur baat ki rahzan ko hausla na mila

meri wafaon pe ilzam to bahut aae
meri wafaon ka mujh ko magar sila na mila

wafa ke tazkire hum ne bahut sune 'khalid'
magar jahan mein koi hum ko ba-wafa na mila