aah ko baad-e-saba dard ko khushbu likhna
hai baja zakhm-e-badan ko gul-e-khud-ru likhna

dard bhigi hui raaton mein chamak uttha hai
hum ko likhna hai to barsat ka jugnu likhna

khwab takra ke haqaeq se hue sad-para
ab inhen aankh se dhalke hue aansu likhna

tu ne sulatani-e-jamhur badal din qadren
aaj farhad ko mushkil nahin khusraw likhna

ab munasib nahin ham-asr ghazal ko yaro
kisi bajti hui pazeb ka ghunghru likhna

hunar-afshani-e-khama ko dua do ki 'faza'
lafz ko sahl hua nafa-e-ahu likhna