chain se katti thi kuchh gham se sarokar na tha
wo bhi kya din the ki jab ishq ka aazar na tha

be-sabab aur ye ilzam lagaen kaise
qabil-e-rahm hamara hi dil-e-zar na tha

ishq karte hi hue apne parae dushman
baat karne ka koi mujh se rawadar na tha

teri is zid ne mohabbat mein mujhe met diya
shaghl achchha ye tera dida-e-khun-bar na tha

be-wafa dil ke ye bartaw na bhulenge kabhi
goya hum se kabhi kuchh us ko sarokar na tha

de dua mujh ko shab-e-gham tujhe mehman kiya
koi duniya mein tera aur talabgar na tha

hum se jab tak ki rahi rasm-e-mohabbat qaem
is tarah aap ka charcha sar-e-bazar na tha

qais ke baad junun ki mujhe jagir mili
dusra aur koi dasht ka haqdar na tha

khatm qissa karo insaf se itna kah do
hum se wada na tha hum se koi iqrar na tha

hum ko shikwa nahin kuchh un se jafa ka aslan
asl ye hai ki hamein ishq saza-war na tha

ab rasai bhi to us bazm mein aasan nahin
pahle aisa to kabhi majma-e-aghyar na tha

sakhtiyan jhelna farhad bahut mushkil tha
jaan dena to rah-e-ishq mein dushwar na tha

waizo koi sabab us ka bata sakte ho
mustahiq khuld ka kyon rind-e-qadah-khwar na tha

ye bhi ek chhed thi jo puchh liya mujh se mizaj
muddaa aap ka kuchh pursish-e-bimar na tha

hum kahan khwahish-e-jannat mein bhatakte phirte
ji ke bahlane ko kya kucha-e-dildar na tha

puchhte bhi wo agar mujh se na kahte banta
muddaa aisa tha jo qabil-e-izhaar na tha

main bhi kuchh arz karun aap jo naraaz na hon
pas wade ka kabhi aap ko sarkar na tha

shama par ho gaya kis shauq se parwana nisar
kaam himmat ke liye koi bhi dushwar na tha

nazr-e-dil kar diya aur jaan bhi sadqe kar di
phir bhi main aap ke nazdik wafadar na tha

is tarah sunta hun gulshan ki qafas mein baaten
jaise dekha kabhi main ne gul-o-gulzar na tha

jhelna pad gae ulfat mein masaib aise
jin se waqif na tha pahle se khabar-dar na tha

apne begane ki takhsis na thi kuchh 'ishrat'
kaun tha ishq mein jo darpai-e-azar na tha