dil kar raha hai kyon nigah-e-yar ki talash
bimar ko bhi hoti hai bimar ki talash

ab tir ki talash na talwar ki talash
dil ko faqat hai abru-e-khamdar ki talash

jalwe ko phir hai madd-e-nazar imtihan-e-hosh
phir tur ko hai talib-e-didar ki talash

tere khayal tere tasawwur ke samne
bimar-e-ishq ko nahin gham-khwar ki talash

chhaegi hashr mein jo ghata lutf-e-am ki
rahmat karegi khud hi gunahgar ki talash

talwon ko mere dasht-nawardi ki aarzu
aur aablon ko wadi-e-pur-khar ki talash

'muztar' kisi ki dil hi mein karni thi justuju
dair-o-haram mein aap ne bekar ki talash