hai ibtida-e-gham-e-ishq roe jate hain
libas rangne se pahle bhigoe jate hain

sata raha hai mere khun-e-narawa ka khayal
wo nind mein hain magar hath dhoe jate hain

rahe hamesha ye fankar be-niyaz-e-sitam
qalam ki nok lahu mein duboe jate hain

wo dekh dekh ke shadab lala-zar-e-jigar
ghamon ke bij mere dil mein boe jate hain

hawas yurish-e-tahzib-e-nau mein gum jo hue
hum apne gauhar-e-aqdar khoe jate hain

kahan se 'barq' ne andaz-e-fikr-o-fan ke liye
ghazal mein dard ke jauhar samoe jate hain