apni khata ki rakh ke dil zauq-e-khalish na pa sake
aql ki jhidkiyan sahin par na fareb kha sake

hijr bhi ek wahm hai wasl bhi ek fareb tha
kho ke na tum ko kho sake pa ke na tum ko pa sake

teri nazar ne bazm mein uth ke hamein bitha diya
utthe to bar bar hum uth ke magar na ja sake

jurat-e-tark-e-ashiqi mujh se na ho saki kabhi
apne ko aazma liya tum ko na aazma sake

kahte hain marifat jise wo bhi hai e'tiraf-e-ijz
us ko khuda samajh liya jo na samajh mein aa sake

ishq usi ka mustanad shauq usi ka mo'atabar
teri nigah se bhi jo raaz-e-nazar chhupa sake

bas isi talkh yaad par khatm hai dastan-e-dil
tum ne hamein bhula diya hum na tumhein bhula sake

aae wo mai-kade mein kyon us ki jagah haram mein hai
aankh bacha ke jo piye pi ke na ladkhada sake

wo jo hai banda-e-wafa kahte hain sab jise 'raza'
us ki bhala majal kya tum se nazar mila sake