ajab apna haal hota jo visal-e-yar hota
kabhi jaan sadqe hoti kabhi dil nisar hota

koi fitna ta-qayamat na phir aashkar hota
tere dil pe kash zalim mujhe ikhtiyar hota

jo tumhaari tarah tum se koi jhute wade karta
tumhin munsifi se kah do tumhein e'tibar hota

gham-e-ishq mein maza tha jo use samajh ke khate
ye wo zahr hai ki aakhir mai-e-khush-gawar hota

ye maza tha dil-lagi ka ki barabar aag lagti
na tujhe qarar hota na mujhe qarar hota

na maza hai dushmani mein na hai lutf dosti mein
koi ghair ghair hota koi yar yar hota

tere wade par sitamgar abhi aur sabr karte
agar apni zindagi ka hamein e'tibar hota

ye wo dard-e-dil nahin hai ki ho chaarasaz koi
agar ek bar mitta to hazar bar hota

gae hosh tere zahid jo wo chashm-e-mast dekhi
mujhe kya ulat na dete jo na baada-khwar hota

mujhe mante sab aisa ki adu bhi sajde karte
dar-e-yar kaba banta jo mera mazar hota

tumhein naz ho na kyunkar ki liya hai 'dagh' ka dil
ye raqam na hath lagti na ye iftikhar hota