hai ye ibtida gham-e-ishq ki abhi zahr-e-gham piya jaega
kabhi chaak hoga ye pairahan kabhi pairahan siya jaega

ye ajib ahd-e-tilism hai yahan zist maut ki qism hai
yahan teri baat se munharif tujhe barmala kiya jaega

paki fasl katne se peshtar nae sar ugana na bhulna
hai qafas-garon se muqabla isi taur hi jiya jaega

dar-e-dil pe khushiyon ki dastaken jo sunin to dard sisak utha
main janam janam se yahan hun ab mujhe dar-ba-dar kiya jaega

yahan sare raste pate hain lashon se in ke bich sanbhal ke chal
tu safir-e-amn hai laut ja tujhe rasta diya jaega

koi sang hai ki jidhar se aae usi ki samt uchhaal dun
ye mohabbaton ka jawab hai zara soch kar diya jaega

mere log kitne hain ba-khabar mujhe is se pahle khabar na thi
kisi aur shakhs ka tazkira mere nam se kiya jaega

yahan un pe hogi giraft jin pe ho doston ka guman 'sadaf'
wo jo dushmanon ki safon mein hai use sath le liya jaega