bayan ho nahin sakti kisi se shan-e-ghazal
adab mein jalwa-e-sad-rang hai jahan-e-ghazal

zamin-e-sher ka sadqa ki hai bhara pura
hazar-rang sitaron se aasman-e-ghazal

hain us ki silk mein ashaar-e-tab-dar anjum
hai kahkashan se siwa husn-e-kahkashan-e-ghazal

us aab-rud ke qurban ki jis mein dhul dhul kar
kanwal khilati hai takhil ki zaban-e-ghazal

hudud-band zabanen samajh se dur sahi
bahut hi sahl hai sab ke liye zaban-e-ghazal

teri zaban samajhta na ho jahan koi
wahan to bol ke tu dekh bar zaban-e-ghazal

ye shokh-o-shang hai kafir magar muaddab hai
buland rahta na warna kabhi nishan-e-ghazal

chala tha jab bhi thi dhaj us ki dekhne ki chiz
hai ab bhi qabil-e-nazzara karwan-e-ghazal

hazar josh uthe khanjar-azma ho kar
magar wo chhu bhi nahin pae farq-e-shan-e-ghazal

jo marte rahe patthar wo nim-wahshi the
jab aaya hosh to dekha wahin makan-e-ghazal

shaguft-e-gul pe bhala kis ka zor chalta hai
kisi se band na hoga kabhi dahan-e-ghazal