hath phailae the tum ne mujh ko tanha dekh kar
ab khafa hote ho kyun zakhm-e-tamanna dekh kar

chandni-raaton mein aksar us gali ke mod par
chaunk uthta hai koi apna hi saya dekh kar

ye nazar ki tishnagi ye salsabil-e-husn-e-yar
ji sulagta hai labon ke pas dariya dekh kar

yaad aa jata hai na-sufta umidon ka maal
dhalte sayon mein gulon ka rang udta dekh kar

the ba-faiz-e-ishq hum bhi yusuf-e-bazar-e-misr
laut kar jate kahan shahr-e-zulekha dekh kar