de aaya apni jaan bhi darbar-e-ishq mein
phir bhi na ban saka khabar akhbar-e-ishq mein

jab mil na paya us se mujhe izn-e-guftugu
main ek kitab ban gaya izhaar-e-ishq mein

qimat laga saka na kharidar phir bhi main
jins-e-wafa bana raha bazar-e-ishq mein

shayad yahi thi us ki mohabbat ki intiha
mujh ko bhi us ne chun diya diwar-e-ishq mein

tah tak main khoj aaya hua gharq bar bar
aaya na phir bhi tairna manjhdar-e-ishq mein