bani-e-be-dad bhi tum tum sitam-ijad bhi
sab gawara hai agar sun lo meri fariyaad bhi

is qadar badhta chala jata hai dil ka iztirab
bais-e-rahat nahin hai ab tumhaari yaad bhi

aur honge jin ko shikwa hai teri bedad ka
hum wo hain jin ko ghanimat hai teri bedad bhi

husn-e-sirat hi ek aisa husn is duniya mein hai
dekh sakta hai jise har kor-e-madar-zad bhi

ek wo aansu jo sar-e-mizhgan nikal kar aa gaya
'ishq ki tafsir bhi hai husn ki rudad bhi

main ne donon se nibahi is tarah hans-bol kar
baghban bhi yaad karta hai mujhe sayyaad bhi

mit chuki thi ek muddat se tumhaari aarzu
rafta rafta mit rahi hai ab tumhaari yaad bhi

hum ne is khubi se likkha hai fasana 'ishq ka
log kahte hain isi ko husn ki rudad bhi

ek faqat dane ki khatir kaun hota hai asir
hum ko tha kuchh ehtiram-e-koshish-e-sayyaad bhi

teri khatir ye bhi 'sahir' ne gawara kar liya
warna hota hai khushi se kya koi barbaad bhi