aankhon ko hum ne baam par bil-ehtiram rakh diya
aur us hasin ki rah mein dil gam-gam rakh diya

main to yahi hun sochta rakh kar mujhe hisar mein
sine mein mere kis liye dil be-lagam rakh diya

jab hum siyah raat se kirnen na kar sake kashid
to hum ne shab ka nam hi subh-e-dawam rakh diya

tuta hua main ek bhi tara na us ko de saka
us ne to mere samne mah-e-tamam rakh diya

dahliz-e-bait-e-lam-yazal par hai rakhi hui jabin
dil ru-ba-ru-e-rauza-e-khair-ul-anam rakh diya

main ne to apni zat ki kul kaenat ka tere
dast-e-sawab-did par sara nizam rakh diya

mujh tak bhi daur-e-jam to aaya magar ye kya hua
saqi ne meri dastaras se dur jam rakh diya

us ne to rad hi kar diye mere mubaalghe sabhi
goya ki ek bund ka 'sagar' hi nam rakh diya