bewafa gar hai wo tajdid-e-wafa ho kaise
dard hi dil ki dawa ho to dawa ho kaise

wo kabhi 'mir' hai likhta kabhi khud ko 'ghaalib'
harf aa jaega tanqid rawa ho kaise

jalwa-gar har-su farozan jo darakhshan mujh mein
ho na gar dur nigahon se khuda ho kaise

ishq kab khel tamasha hai ye koi dil ka
qarz hai sar pe mere koi ada ho kaise

main ki ek banda-e-khati hun khada hun dar par
lafz majbur hain sab hamd-o-sana ho kaise

main hun ya tum hamein jina hai kisi ki khatir
ruh ka jism se rishta hai juda ho kaise

ab to bas ye hai ki ho jaen fana hum donon
kya karen umr ye ab sarf-e-dua ho kaise

sirf patthar hi nahin ho bhi lahu kuchh dil mein
sar patakne se koi rang-e-hina ho kaise