hum par tumhaari chah ka ilzam hi to hai
dushnam to nahin hai ye ikram hi to hai

karte hain jis pe tan koi jurm to nahin
shauq-e-fuzul o ulfat-e-nakaam hi to hai

dil muddai ke harf-e-malamat se shad hai
ai jaan-e-jaan ye harf tera nam hi to hai

dil na-umid to nahin nakaam hi to hai
lambi hai gham ki sham magar sham hi to hai

dast-e-falak mein gardish-e-taqdir to nahin
dast-e-falak mein gardish-e-ayyam hi to hai

aakhir to ek roz karegi nazar wafa
wo yar-e-khush-khisal sar-e-baam hi to hai

bhigi hai raat 'faiz' ghazal ibtida karo
waqt-e-sarod dard ka hangam hi to hai