dil kuchh samajh saka na muamme janab ke
andaz hi ajab hain sawal-o-jawab ke

dil le ke mera ishq ki saughat bakhsh di
qurban jaiye karam-e-be-hisab ke

kal kaenat-e-husn nahin husn-e-kaenat
rukh aur bhi hain jalwa-e-zer-e-naqab ke

har khun-e-arzu se nae hausle mile
mamnun hum hain koshish-e-na-kaamyab ke

jaan-e-aziz de ke hayat-e-dawam li
zinda hun kyun na mare hue inqalab ke

waiz tera khudai ka dawa nahin gunah
karta hai aaj faisle roz-e-hisab ke

kyun kar na munfarid hon 'khayali' ghazal ke sher
auraq muntashir hain ye dil ki kitab ke