garmi-e-bazm hai ek raqs-e-sharar hone tak
chain se baithen wo aahon mein asar hone tak

zabt karti thi meri be-khudi-e-shauq kahin
pahuncha manzil pe main saman-e-safar hone tak

wajh-e-taskin hai ye mujh ko shab-e-tanhai mein
baaten karta hun tere gham se sahar hone tak

kitna barbaad kare dekhiye ye shauq-e-farogh
khak ke zarron ko ham-rang-e-sharar hone tak

ab to aata hai mujhe apni hansi par rona
aarzu hansne ki thi chashm ke tar hone tak

kisi pahlu nahin milta shab-e-gham dil ko sukun
ek haalat se tadapta hun sahar hone tak

bas-ki hai jalwa-e-duniya sabab-e-marg-e-nigah
chahiye qat-e-nazar zauq-e-nazar hone tak

kash ban jaen ye nuqte waraq-e-hasti ke
ashk-e-gham daman-e-rangin pe guhar hone tak

ab to har zarra ek aaina-e-irfan hai mujhe
thi ye sab be-khabari apni khabar hone tak

wo jafa-dost hun milti nahin rahat mujh ko
waqf-e-tegh-e-nigah-o-tir-e-nazar hone tak

kitna pur-kaif hai jazbaat mein duba hona
kyon farishta banun duniya mein bashar hone tak

tera dil bhi hai ajab fikr-faramosh 'junun'
mit gae raat ke sab ranj sahar hone tak