bujhti hui shamen hoti hain dube hue tare hote hain
mahfil ke ujadne se pahle aasar ye sare hote hain

barbaad-e-mohabbat par aisa ek daur bhi aa hi jata hai
aaghosh mein suraj hota hai palkon pe sitare hote hain

ye zarf hai zarf-e-fikr-o-nazar har dubne wala kya jaane
be-bahr bhi tufan uthte hain be-mauj bhi dhaare hote hain

nazzara to hai be-parda magar har dekhne wala kya dekhe
jo zarf-e-nazar mein aa na saken aise bhi nazare hote hain

tughyan-e-hawadis ki hamdam itni hi nawazish kya kam hai
kashti na sahi sahil na sahi tufan to hamare hote hain