bahs kyun hai kafir-o-din-dar ki
sab hai qudrat dawar-e-dawwar ki

hum saf-e-qalu-bala mein kya na the
kuchh nai khwahish nahin didar ki

dhundh kar dil mein nikala tujh ko yar
tu ne ab mehnat meri be-kar ki

shakl-e-gul mein jalwa karte ho kabhi
gah surat bulbul-e-gulzar ki

aap aate ho kabhi subha-ba-kaf
karte ho khwahish kabhi zunnar ki

lan-tarani aap ki musa se thi
har jagah hajat nahin inkar ki

khas hain maqtul-e-shamshir-e-jafa
kuchh to lazzat hai teri talwar ki

dair-o-kaba mein kalisa mein phire
har jagah hum ne talash-e-yar ki

sab ki hai taqdir tere hath mein
kya shikayat muslim o kuffar ki

hum mein jauhar the ibaadat khas ke
kar diya insan ye mitti khwar ki

mahr-o-mah ko umr bhar dekha kiye
thi tamanna ru-e-pur-anwar ki

aur ai 'bahram' ek likkho ghazal
aap ko qillat nahin ashaar ki