ehsas-e-gham-e-ishq ka hasil nahin hota
wo dard ke jo ruh mein shamil nahin hota

ai zauq-e-nazar bhul bhi ja zauq-e-nazar ko
afsana kabhi zist ka hasil nahin hota

ai dost wafa-saz-e-mohabbat ki nazar mein
bigdi ko bana lena to mushkil nahin hota

manzil to badi chiz hai rahen nahin miltin
jab shauq-e-talab rahbar-e-manzil nahin hota

aksar meri aankhon ne bhi izhaar kiya hai
lekin unhen ehsas-e-gham-e-dil nahin hota

tufan ki aaghosh mein ghar dhundne wala
mamnun-e-tunak-zarfi-e-sahil nahin hota

'basit' wo diya karte hain taskin to lekin
ek lafz bhi taskin ke qabil nahin hota