ai khuda ishq mein mehnat meri barbaad na ho
dil giraftar-e-wafa hai kahin aazad na ho

wada-e-wasl unhen yaad dilaun to kahen
baat tum aisi kaho kyon jo mujhe yaad na ho

dil-e-afat-zada ab dekh chuka aish ke din
ye wo virana hai jo phir kabhi aabaad na ho

dar qafas ka hai khula kuchh sar-e-parwaz nahin
is qadar bhi asar-e-ulfat-e-sayyaad na ho

jis ko tu lutf samajhta hai sitam niklega
ai dil aaghaz-e-mohabbat hai abhi shad na ho

wasl ke zikr se kya kaam samajh jaunga
ek ishaara hi sahi munh se kuchh irshad na ho

zulm-e-be-ja se to khud baz nahin aate hain
aur mujh par hai ye takid ki fariyaad na ho

tere qamat ne uthai hai qayamat kaisi
mujh ko dar hai ye koi misra-e-ustad na ho

aaj kyon naghma-e-lai mein hai fughan ka andaz
teri mahfil mein kahin 'kaukab'-e-nashad na ho