fasana jaur-e-behad ka kabhi dohra nahin sakta
karam harf-e-shikayat ban ke lab par aa nahin sakta

mere soz-e-nihan ka raaz koi pa nahin sakta
jo dil mahsus karta hai zaban par aa nahin sakta

agar chahun to jal jae ishaare mein naqab un ka
magar main aatish-e-didar ko bhadka nahin sakta

meri fariyaad ki har lai ba-unwan-e-tarannum hai
na samjhe koi main ishrat ka naghma ga nahin sakta

agar hai shauq-e-nazzara mazaq-e-did paida kar
baghair-e-shauq-e-behad wo nazar mein aa nahin sakta

samajh len bahr-e-tufan-khez ki na-ashna maujen
dil-e-sahil-talab ko ab duboya ja nahin sakta

hanse koi koi roe ye apni apni fitrat hai
magar 'mahir' ka dil gham se kabhi ghabra nahin sakta