phir tum rukh-e-zeba se naqab apne utha do
achchha hai ki aaine ko aaina dikha do

jab barq ke ehsan se bachana hai khudi ko
khud apne hi nalon se nasheman ko jala do

wo samne aate nahin achchha to na aaen
tum jazb-e-mohabbat se hijabaat utha do

gul kar saken jis ko na hawaon ke thapede
wo shama zamane mein mohabbat ki jala do

tum ne to nazar pher li bhar kar nafas-e-sard
lazim tha ki bhadke hue shole ko hawa do

zindan se nikalne ki ye tadbir ghalat hai
zanjir ke tukde karo diwar gira do

main ye nahin kahta ki baja hi sahi lekin
'rifat' pe bhi beja koi ilzam laga do