bana husn-e-takallum husn-e-zan aahista aahista
bahar-surat khula ek kam-sukhan aahista aahista

musafir rah mein hai sham gahri hoti jati hai
sulagta hai teri yaadon ka ban aahista aahista

dhuan dil se uthe chehre tak aae nur ho jae
badi mushkil se aata hai ye fan aahista aahista

abhi to sang-e-tiflan ka hadaf banna hai kuchon mein
ki ras aata hai ye diwana-pan aahista aahista

abhi to imtihan-e-abla-pa hai bayaban mein
banenge kunj-e-gul dasht-o-daman aahista aahista

abhi kyunkar kahun zer-e-naqab-e-surmagin kya hai
badalta hai zamane ka chalan aahista aahista

mein ahl-e-anjuman ki khalwat-e-dil ka mughanni hun
mujhe pahchan legi anjuman aahista aahista

dil-e-har-sang goya sham-e-mehrab-e-tamanna hai
asar karti hai zarb-e-kohkan aahista aahista

kisi kafir ki shokhi ne kahlawai ghazal mujh se
khulega 'shaz' ab rang-e-sukhan aahista aahista