husn kya jis ko kisi husn se khatra na hua
kaun yusuf hadaf-e-kaid-e-zulaikha na hua

wo payambar bhi nahin hoga khuda shayad ho
pak daman to raha shahr mein ruswa na hua

the naya chand to thin hum se umiden kya kya
qaus ke qaus rahe daera pura na hua

larzish-e-lab ko zaban koi kumak de na saki
puchhne par bhi to elan-e-tamanna na hua

hum gireban-e-shab-e-tar tatola hi kiye
kaj tukmon se sile the so ujala na hua

kya na chaha ki bana le mah-e-kanan ko ghulam
ek budhiya ne bhi afsos ki paisa na hua

na-shouri mein ajab zoam tha danai ka
jab zara aql mujhe aai to diwana hua

warison ko na raha yaad ki wirsa kya tha
aur kafan bhi shohda ka abhi maila na hua

har tamanna ne nikalte hi dagha di kaisi
kuchh wafadar wo arman tha jo pura na hua

pyar be-qaul-o-qasam donon taraf ab tak hai
aa padi us ko haya hum se taqaza na hua

zinda gade hue bandon ke ye sunsan nagar
aaj hi koi zamane ka masiha na hua

ye bhi kahta ki khuda hun to jabin jhuk jati
waisa insan koi aur to paida na hua

kunj tak aa ke mujhe suniye ki bulbul koi
aa ke mahfil mein kabhi zamzama-paira na hua