ye mulaqat mulaqat nahin hoti hai
baat hoti hai magar baat nahin hoti hai

baryabi ka bura ho ki ab un ke dar par
agle waqton ki mudaraat nahin hoti hai

gham to ghanghor ghataon ki tarah uthte hain
zabt ka dasht hai barsat nahin hoti hai

ye mera tajraba hai husn koi chaal chale
bazi-e-ishq kabhi mat nahin hoti hai

wasl hai nam ham-ahangi o yak-rangi ka
wasl mein koi buri baat nahin hoti hai

hijr tanhai hai suraj hai sawa neze par
din hi rahta hai yahan raat nahin hoti hai

zabt-e-girya kabhi karta hun to farmate hain
aaj kya baat hai barsat nahin hoti hai

mujhe allah ki qasam sher mein tahsin-e-butan
main jo karta hun meri zat nahin hoti hai

fikr-e-takhliq-e-sukhan masnad-e-rahat pe hafiz
bais-e-kashf-o-karamat nahin hoti hai