abas fikr-e-dawa mein hai pareshan chaaragar mera
mera sar jaega to jaega ye dard-e-sar mera

agar kuchh aarzu dil mein mere hai to bas itni hai
tere tir-e-nazar ki nazr ho jae jigar mera

tere paikan ko dil mein jagah di shauq se main ne
kaleja tu ne dekha ai but-e-bedad-gar mera

wo kahte hain ki zid hai aarzuon se teri warna
na ho gar muddaa is mein to dil tera hai ghar mera

main wo aafat-talab hun raat-din meri dua ye hai
ki sar jae to jae par na jae dard-e-sar mera

zara wo shokh khanjar bandh kar maqtal mein aae to
nirala aaj hoga sab se mazmun-e-kamar mera

idhar pahlu se uth kar koi jaane par hai aamada
hua jata hai gham se haal idhar nau-e-digar mera

nikalwaya gaya jis bazm se sau bar zillat se
wahin phir le chala mujh ko dil-e-wahshat-asar mera

raqibon ke chalan ko yun shikayat samne mere
nahin hai meri jaan is chaal se dil be-khabar mera

mita jata hai ab mehr-o-wafa ka nam aalam se
hua jata hai duniya se koi dam mein safar mera

tera tir-e-nazar dekhun tasalli kis ki karta hai
idhar betab dil mera udhar nalan jigar mera

wo un ka war khanjar ka lagana mujh pe tan tan kar
wo hona qatl-gah mein shauq se sina-sipar mera

chalaya naz se tir-e-nazar jab us sitamgar ne
nishana ban gaya kis shauq se 'nashtar' jigar mera