chehre ko mahtab to aankhon ko jhil likh
jo qudratan jamil hai us ko jamil likh

dawa ye chahta hai ki koi dalil ho
lekin khuda hai ek use be-dalil likh

chehra ho mahtab nazar nur-e-yar ho
aisa mile jo koi to us ko shakil likh

tanhaiyon ka zahr badan mein utar na jae
milne ki apne koi khuda-ra sabil likh

har manzar-e-jamal mein sanat usi ki hai
jo khaliq-e-jamal hai us ko jamil likh

aankhon ka eatibar bhi baqi na rah sake
afsana zindagi ka na itna tawil likh

'zakir' rawish rawish se zamane ki hai ayan
hona padega apna hamein khud-kafil likh