dil ko taufiq-e-ziyan ho to ghazal hoti hai
zahr-e-gham baada-chukan ho to ghazal hoti hai

fikr tap tap ke nikharti rahe kundan ki tarah
aag sine ki jawan ho to ghazal hoti hai

dhimi dhimi si nawa silsila junban-e-abad
parda-e-jaan mein nihan ho to ghazal hoti hai

dhadkanen surat-e-alfaz bikharti jaen
dil maani ki zaban ho to ghazal hoti hai

aanch mitti ke khilaunon ki tarah milti jae
zehn khwabon se tapan ho to ghazal hoti hai

rauzan-e-mah se pichhle pahar ek shokh-laqa
jaanib-e-di-nigaran ho to ghazal hoti hai

ruh-e-shab apni adaon ki tab-o-tab liye
khalwat-ara-e-bayan ho to ghazal hoti hai

ek sayyal kasak jada-kusha-e-takhliq
fan ki nabzon mein rawan ho to ghazal hoti hai

tajarbe dard ki shabnam mein nahaen 'hurmat'
gul-fishan shoala-e-jaan ho to ghazal hoti hai