gurezan rang-o-bu se dil nahin hai
abhi shayad junun kaamil nahin hai

nigahen apne markaz par hain lekin
jahan dil tha wahan ab dil nahin hai

sarishk gham mein naghme ho chuke zam
magar khamosh saz-e-dil nahin hai

abhi baqi hai imkan-e-talatum
abhi kashti lab-e-sahil nahin hai

phir us se arz-e-gham 'mukhtar' kya ho
jo mere haal se ghafil nahin hai