fareb-e-shauq na de waqf-e-imtihan na bana

fareb-e-shauq na de waqf-e-imtihan na bana
meri talab ko bas ab aur bhi giran na bana
'ata-e-dost hai ye jins-e-raegan na bana
tujhe jo dard mila hai use fughan na bana


banana chahe to ab bijliyon se de tartib
chaman mein ab kabhi tinkon ka aashiyan na bana
kabhi wo faez-e-jalwa hai aur kabhi mahrum
mujhe khud apne hi dil se tu bad-guman na bana


sabhi ko ho gaya ab tere 'ishq ka da'wa
kaha to tha ki mohabbat ko dastan na bana
halak-e-dard-e-mohabbat mujhi ko rahne de
nigah-e-naz ko ghaarat-gar-e-jahan na bana


raha 'azab mein dil ka mu'amla 'maikash'
rah-e-wafa mein koi bhi tu raaz-dan na bana