dil diya tab ki bahut zulf-e-rasa ne chaha
aap farmate hain yun us ki bala ne chaha

ta-dam-e-marg na hon tujh se meri jaan juda
main ne chaha tha wa-lekin na khuda ne chaha

chal base dekhte hi chaal ada ki hum to
ho we qissa hi ada teri ada ne chaha

ghar se kis tarah se yun hazrat-e-munim niklen
di na bubu ne ijazat na diwane chaha

ho ke yak-dast tere aur hi ai yar-e-numud
jab tujhe hum se kisi be-sar-o-pa ne chaha

marte marte bhi na yak-bar tujhe dekh liya
is qadar bhi na meri jaan qaza ne chaha

koi apna na hua silsila-jumban-e-junun
ek fil-jumla usi zulf-e-dota ne chaha

jis tarah chaho satao mujhe har roz buto
us ka ek raat ewaz lunga khuda ne chaha

nam-e-anqa se bhi nang aata hai 'ehsan' mujhe
shohra-e-nam ko kyun ahl-e-fana ne chaha