dekhi na marte marte bhi surat habib ki
qismat to dekhna koi is be-nasib ki

ai jaan jald aa nahin takhir ka ye waqt
haalat bahut buri hai dil-e-na-shakeb ki

ai sarw sab ki nazron se gir jaega abhi
tu hamsari na kijiyo us jama-zeb ki

aane laga hai bagh mein sayyaad subh-o-sham
ab bud-o-bash ho chuki yan andalib ki

maktab mein gar nashist rahi teri ai sanam
to subh-o-sham khush lage sohbat adib ki

tu lakh galiyan mujhe de le abhi miyan
par baat mere samne mat kar raqib ki

kyon dekhta hai nabz ye bimar-e-ishq ki
'afsos' aaj aql kidhar hai tabib ki