husn kabe ka hai koi na sanam-khane ka
sirf ek husn-e-nazar hai tere diwane ka

ishq ruswa bhi hai majbur bhi diwana bhi
aur abhi khair se aaghaz hai afsane ka

kar-farma tere jalwon ki kashish hai warna
shama se dur ka rishta nahin parwane ka

yahi takmil-e-mohabbat ki hai manzil shayad
hosh apna mujhe baqi hai na begane ka

kaun samjhega mere dard-e-mohabbat ko yahan
hai haqiqat magar andaz hai afsane ka

husn khud sarf-e-tamasha ho do-alam kya hai
parda utthe to sahi ishq ke diwane ka

subh ki chhanw mein chaunke to hain ghafil lekin
shama ka sog ki matam karen parwane ka

tum ne barbaad kiya bhi to is ehsan ke sath
jaise muddat se mujhe shauq tha mit jaane ka

dasht-e-ghurbat se palatta hun main jab su-e-watan
puchh leta hun nishan barq se kashane ka

jhilmilate hue taron pe ye hota hai guman
ye bhi ek rang hai goya mere afsane ka

ahl-e-mai-khana liye phirte hain aankhon mein 'adib'
reza-reza mere tute hue paimane ka