be-kasi ne ghar banaya mere ghar ke samne
ro raha hun baith kar diwar-o-dar ke samne

bas-ki nairang-e-taghaful tha nazar ke samne
maut bhi khoi gai kya banjar ke samne

ibrat-e-wamandgan hun hasrat-e-waraftagan
ek taraf baitha hua hun rahguzar ke samne

shauq-e-ruswai ko bhi khaka udana tha zarur
hashr ek taswir-e-aksi hai nazar ke samne

bakht-e-bad ne fitna-e-roz-e-jaza ke parde mein
aaina rakkha junun-e-be-khabar ke samne

umr badhti hai fareb-e-arzu ki yaad mein
aarzu mitti hai us bedad-gar ke samne

hon wo mast-e-shewa-e-saqi ki saghar ki tarah
sainkadon maikhane phirte hain nazar ke samne

intizar-e-shauq ki ye na-tamami hae hae
mar gaya hun nama de kar nama-bar ke samne

bakht-e-mehnat-azma ki na-rasai hae hae
mit gaya hun jada-e-rah-e-safar ke samne

rahzan ko dhundhta hai shauq-e-azadi talab
shikwa-e-baad-e-garan hai rahbar ke samne

aaine se khinchte hain goya bahut hi sade hain
wo na thahre apni chashm-e-fitnagar ke samne

han abhi bazm-e-khayal-e-ghair se aaya hun main
tum na aana mere shauq-e-parda-dar ke samne

rahguzar-e-karwan-e-arzu ab mit gaya
manzilen thin dil ki pahlu mein jigar ke samne

ai 'wafa' qatra bhi hai shamil kamal-e-bahr mein
aib ho kar aae hum ahl-e-hunar ke samne