aai sahar qarib to main ne padhi ghazal
jaane lage sitaron ke bajte hue kanwal

be-tab hai junun ki ghazal-khwaniyan karun
khamosh hai khirad ki nahin baat ka mahal

kaise diye jalae gham-e-rozgar ne
kuchh aur jagmagae gham-e-yar ke mahal

ab tark-e-dosti hi taqaza hai waqt ka
ai yar-e-chaara-saz meri aag mein na jal

ai iltifat-e-yar mujhe sochne to de
marne ka hai maqam ya jine ka hai mahal

hum rind khak-o-khun mein ate hath bhi kate
nikle na ai bahaar tere gesuon ke bal

rahon mein ju-e-khun hai rawan misl mauj hai
saqi yaqin na ho to zara mere sath chal

kuchh bijliyon ka shor hai kuchh aandhiyon ka zor
dil hai maqam par to zara baam par nikal

farman-e-shahryar ki parwa nahin mujhe
iman-e-ashiqan ho to 'abid' padhe ghazal