be-rukhi ne us ki mujh ko kar diya mahfil se dur
wo hamare dil mein hai aur hum hain us ke dil se dur

umde tufanon mein bhi hai kashti-e-ulfat rawan
hum kabhi nazdik hote hain kabhi sahil se dur

ishq ki wadi ko tai karna koi aasan nahin
gamzan paiham rahe phir bhi rahe manzil se dur

tukde tukde kar ke rakh dete hain khanjar ki tarah
dil jigar ai logo rakhna abru-e-qatil se dur

bahr-e-ulfat ka kinara ahl-e-dil napaid hai
jis ko sahil samjhe ho wo mauj hai sahil se dur

nit-nai dushwariyan rah-e-wafa mein sah ke hum
chalte chalte thak gae jab phir na the manzil se dur

kahta hai be-aql naseh ishq ko diwangi
ishq ke diwano rahna nam ke aaqil se dur

raqs-e-bismil ka tamasha to kiya hota huzur
kar ke bismil ho gae kis waste bismil se dur

wo mohabbat karne wale dil jo milte hain kabhi
lakh duniya chahe hote hain badi mushkil se dur

gar masiha hote karte zakhm-e-dil ka kuchh ilaj
aur zakhmi kar ke wo to ho gae ghail se dur

aastan-e-yar par pahuncha talab jis dil mein thi
daman-e-mahbub rahta hai sada ghafil se dur

dil 'faza' ka bujh gaya andher duniya ho gai
ho gaya jis roz se wo us mah-e-kaamil se dur