hur-o-qusur se na bahisht-e-barin se hai
nazan hun main ki mera talluq zamin se hai

waqf-e-farogh-e-rang-nazar aur dil ba-zid
pairahan-e-hayat darida kahin se hai

sajdon ki zau nahin hai to zakhmon ke phul hain
baqi koi to sang ka rishta jabin se hai

kya zikr-e-be-rukhi ki ye shewa hai husn ka
shikwa mujhe teri nigah-e-awwalin se hai

main tera bankpan hun mujhe hath se na kho
angushtari ki zinat-o-qimat nagin se hai

dhul ud rahi hai dida-e-khun-naba-bar mein
qaem ab ashk-e-gham ka bharam aastin se hai

hum bhagte phiren ye murawwat se hai baid
jab gardish jahan ko aqidat hamin se hai

aashob-e-rozgar ne ye haal kar daya
baaten kahin ki hain to hawala kahin se hai

'khawar' kisi bhi rishte ko hasil nahin sabaat
juz rishta-e-wafa jo dam-e-wapsin se hai