banda-parwar pahle dil par hath rakh kar dekhna
phir kisi ke hath mein poshida patthar dekhna

apne maslak mein nahin ya apni qismat mein nahin
jaane wali har hasin rut ko palat kar dekhna

be-taghayyur roz-o-shab mein bhi uchat jata hai dil
ek mausam dekhna aur zindagi bhar dekhna

aap bhi kab se musir hain tark-e-rasm-o-rah par
hum bhi rakh lenge kabhi sine pe patthar dekhna

kya bataen ahl-e-sahil ka muqaddar hai yahi
bebasi se dubne walon ka manzar dekhna

is ko kya kahiye ba-juz kotahi-e-zauq-e-amal
apne hathon ki lakiron mein muqaddar dekhna

sarsari si ek nazar 'afzal' na dalo sher par
hai nazar ka kaam qatre mein samundar dekhna