hai ghazal mein jo meri midhat-e-rukhsar bahut
apna matla bhi hua matla-e-anwar bahut

husn wale na hon kyon dil ke talabgar bahut
jins achchhi ho to milte hain kharidar bahut

naqd-e-jaan tak liye aate hain kharidar bahut
auj par husn ki hai garmi-e-bazar bahut

kyon na mashur kare sehr-bayani un ki
phul jhadte hain dahan se dam-e-guftar bahut

aap apna koi wada to wafa karte nahin
mujh se ulfat ka liya karte hain iqrar bahut

farsh-o-baalin ka ye saman kahan se laen
wahshiyon ke liye hai saya-e-diwar bahut

manzil-e-ishq-o-mohabbat hai nihayat dushwar
thokaren khate hain is rah mein hushiyar bahut

wasl ki baat tawajjoh se wo sunte hi nahin
un ka iqrar hai kam aur hai inkar bahut

daman un ka kabhi aaluda-e-isyan na hua
phir bhi nadim rahe na-karda gunahgar bahut