ho ke aaina muqabil bhi raha rad ki nahin
darmiyan aaj bhi hai hijr ki sarhad ki nahin

dil-baran yunhi na thi kufr-parasti dil ki
ftina-e-subh-e-qayamat hai tera qad ki nahin

han bata wahm se katrae hue husn-e-yaqin
nang-e-tahqiq hui rasm-e-ab-o-jad ki nahin

dil se us rashk-e-charagh-e-harm-o-dair ke baad
hai wahi wahshat-e-tariki-e-mabad ki nahin

zindagi aaj talak meri tamanna-gah mein
tere kuchh kaam bhi aai hai khushamad ki nahin

hairaten aap bhula baithi thin tai kar ke jinhen
aaina-khanon mein raij hai wo abjad ki nahin

ishq mein kaun muqabil tha mere kis pe khule
mansab-e-qais ki khwahan hai ye masnad ki nahin