dard-e-alam bhi kahin dard-e-mohabbat hi na ho
dil ke bahlane ki ye bhi koi surat hi na ho

aaj tazin-e-jamal ek fasana hi sahi
kal ye mashshatgi-e-husn haqiqat hi na ho

un ki aankhon mein machalta hai jo afsana-e-shauq
sochta hun kahin wo meri hikayat hi na ho

be-rukhi par jise mahmul kiya karta hun
wo bhi kuchh aap ka andaz-e-mohabbat hi na ho

aaj khud husn ko dekha hai sar-e-kucha-e-ishq
dekhen aaghaz koi taza riwayat hi na ho

aql bhi ab rasan-o-dar tak aa pahunchi hai
tiflak-e-shauq ki ek ye bhi shararat hi na ho