barahman le ke jo mere liye zunnar aaya
us ne samjha ki yahi but ka kharidar aaya

khud kharidar hua husn-e-butan ka wo kabhi
ho ke yusuf wo kabhi bar-sar-e-bazar aaya

shauq thame tha kamar aur tamanna bazu
ku-e-jaanan mein mera jab dil-e-bimar aaya

lala-rukh kaisa hai dekhun to zara chal ke use
kis liye dil ki imarat mein na wo yar aaya

roz-e-raushan si shab-e-tar hui aankhon mein
jis ghadi yaad tera gesu-e-khamdar aaya

hasrat-o-yas-o-tamanna ke mile pushtare
karwan ishq ka mujh tak ye liye bar aaya

kya daraata hai mujhe tegh dikha kar qatil
maqtal-e-ishq mein marne ko main tayyar aaya

talkhi-e-marg bhi dene lagi mujh ko lazzat
sar-e-baalin dam-e-murdan jo mera yar aaya

mere dilbar ke tasawwur ne kiya is ko hasin
main na samjha ye qaza aai ki wo yar aaya

koi le ja ke mere dil ko ye kahta us se
le tere gesu-e-pur-kham ka giraftar aaya

ai 'jamila' na mila but na mila mujh ko khuda
main to us hasti-e-mauhum mein be-kar aaya