ek ek ghadi us ki qayamat ki ghadi hai
jo hijr mein tadpae wahi raat badi hai

ye zoaf ka aalam hai ki taqdir ka likha
bistar pe hun main ya koi taswir padi hai

betabi-e-dil ka hai wo dilchasp tamasha
jab dekho shab-e-hijr mere dar pe khadi hai

dekha to zamana gila-e-hijr se kam tha
samjha tha ki furqat se shab-e-wasl badi hai

rone se haya shama ki zahir ho to kyun kar
uryan hai magar beach mein mahfil ke khadi hai

ab tak mujhe kuchh aur dikhai nahin deta
kya jaaniye kis aankh se ye aankh ladi hai

mar jaun jo main wadi-e-ulfat mein ajab kya
maqsad hai mera sakht to manzil bhi kadi hai

kab aaoge waqt aa gaya duniya se safar ka
waqfa hai koi dam ka na saat na ghadi hai

kad hai wo mujhe kuch mein aane nahin dete
apna hai khayal un ko mujhe dil ki padi hai

himmat ko nazar pa nahin sakti kisi surat
dil koi bada hai jo koi aankh badi hai

ai hashr numainda-e-raftar thahar ja
us zulf ke sadqe jo teri panw padi hai

tadpa diya dil gundh ke gesu shab-e-waslat
main jaanta tha pith pe phulon ki chhadi hai

baala-e-jabin khun jab aaya to araq kya
ai jalwa-gah-e-husn teri dhup kadi hai

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kat chuka hun
ab bhi agar aa jao to ye raat badi hai

aaraish-e-gesu ko hasin mang rahe hain
'saqib' ki ghazal kya koi moti ki ladi hai