hawas ne mujh se puchha tha tumhaara kya irada hai
badan kar-e-mohabbat mein barae istifada hai

kabhi pahna nahin us ne mere ashkon ka pairahan
udasi meri aankhon mein azal se be-libaada hai

bhadak kar shoala-e-wahshat lahu mein bujh gaya hoga
zara si aag thi lekin dhuan kitna ziyaada hai

agar tum ghaur se dekho rukh-e-mahtab kam pad jae
falak par ek sitare ki jabin itni kushada hai

mujhe maskan samajhte hain ajab aaseb hain gham ke
main ek do se nimat bhi lun ye pura khanwada hai

use dhande se matlab hai wo dimak bechne wala
use wo khak samjhega ye khwabon ka burada hai

hum us se chah kar bhi bach nahin sakte kisi surat
nibhana padta hai is ko mohabbat ek wada hai

mujhe shatranj ke khanon mein chalna tu sikhaega
main farzi ban chuka kab ka tu ab tak ek piyaada hai

na-jaane katib-e-taqdir ne kya likh diya us par
meri taqdir ka safha na sidha hai na sada hai

main is haalat mein 'zeb' aakhir kahan chalte hue jaun
na mujh mein hausla baqi na manzil hai na jada hai