ab ye kaifiyyat-e-dil hai ki chhupae na bane
aur jo wo puchhen ki kya hai to batae na bane

tum ko aazurdagi-e-dil ka maza kya malum
kash tum se bhi koi kaam banae na bane

tu ne kyun un ko gham-e-zist diya hai yarab
jin se ek ranj-e-mohabbat bhi uthae na bane

hae kya pas-e-mohabbat hai ki tanhai mein bhi
ashk aankhon mein rahe aur bahae na bane

ham-nashin puchh na is bazm ki rasmen ki jahan
mujh se wahshi ko bhi bin hosh mein aae na bane

waqt ki chaaragari yun to musallam hai magar
zakhm bhi wo hai ki ta-umr dabae na bane

ye bhi ek rasm-e-tamasha hai wahan ai 'ali'
dekhte rahiye magar aankh uthae na bane