haalat ki chikhon pe kabhi kan dharenge
har khauf mein sahmi hui aawaz sunenge

ye lazim-o-malzum nahin hosh mein aaun
kab khamr thi aankhen hain kai roz lagenge

aflak se lauti hai dua aa ke zara dekh
har harf ke chehre pe tujhe sog dikhenge

na amn ki khwahish ko kabhi khauf samajhna
maidan mein hamein dekh tere hosh udenge

banta hai mujhe hijr ne tukdon mein ki meri
aankhen hain kahin par to kahin khwab milenge

pahlu se uthe dard ne aankhon mein jagah li
afsos tujhe nind yahan kaun si ja den

do-chaar qadam aankh ko aankhon se mila kar
ab khwab haqiqat ki asiri ka kahenge

ai ishq tere dar pe mili mar ke bulandi
shah-e-rag pe tujhe zinda-o-jawed likhenge

ye jang ajab jang hai ladna na kabhi bhi
is ishq ke maidan mein jiyenge na marenge

tum dil mein chhupao na kaho aag lagegi
ashaar ke daman mein kahan dard chhupenge

hum zabt 'khalil' odh ke zakhmon pe kai bar
har aah ke sine pe qadam rakh ke hansenge