dil markaz-e-hijab banaya na jaega
un se bhi raaz-e-ishq chhupaya na jaega

sar ko kabhi qadam pe jhukaya na jaega
un ke nuqush-e-pa ko mitaya na jaega

be-wajh intizar dikhane se faeda
kah dijiye ki samne aaya na jaega

aankhon mein ashk qalb pareshan nazar udas
is tarah un ko chhod ke jaya na jaega

wo khud kahen to sharh-e-mohabbat bayan karun
naghma baghair saz sunaya na jaega

behtar yahi hai zikr-e-mohabbat na chhediye
naqsha bigad gaya to banaya na jaega

dil ki taraf 'shakil' tawajjoh zarur ho
ye ghar ujad gaya to basaya na jaega