aah-o-nala ne kuchh asar na kiya
hijr ki sham ko sahar na kiya

talkhi-e-sabr khush-gawar hui
zahr ne bhi mujhe asar na kiya

sar ko phoda jo kohkan ne to kya
ishq mein kis ne nazr-e-sar na kiya

kaun si aisi aafat aai jab
aasman ne mujhe sipar na kiya

kanpta hai wo dil ghazab se tere
jis ne ai but khuda ka dar na kiya

jis ne dekha wo roe aatishnak
phir guman use ne barq par na kiya

kuch apna bhi ho gaya 'ahqar'
gham-o-andoh ne safar na kiya