hai khud se khush-gumani to kisi ka imtihan kyon ho
jahan mein koi bhi 'makhfi' kisi se bad-guman kyon ho

nazar ko shauq bakhsha to sarapa aankh ho jaun
kasafat ki koi chadar hijab-e-darmiyan kyon ho

nahin jis ka makan us ki mohabbat mein jo udta ho
kahin bhi muddaa us ka sukun-e-ashiyan kyon ho

wafa-e-haq ki aadat yun ho jaise sans lete ho
raza ki rah ke rahi ka koi raaz-dan kyon ho

irade ko qad-awar kar balaen munh chhupaengi
rahe phir dhup kaisi hi to koi saeban kyon ho

rag-e-jaan se qarib us ko karo mahsus 'makhfi' to
kahin bhi kyon nahin milta khuda to hai kahan kyon ho