husul-e-arzu mein sai-e-imkani to hoti hai
pareshani se kya darna pareshani to hoti hai

koi ghabra ke apni jaan hi de de to kya kahiye
har ek mushkil se paida warna aasani to hoti hai

bahaaron se talluq aarzi apna sahi lekin
hamare ghar ki raunaq ab bhi virani to hoti hai

mizaj-e-husn par kya zor ahl-e-ishq ka warna
jab un ka zikr aata hai pashemani to hoti hai

kahin milta hai un ko soz mere ashk-e-rangin ka
mah-o-anjum mein yun hone ko tabani to hoti hai

zamanat aasman ki kaun de arbab-e-gulshan ko
ye mana lala-o-gul ki nigahbani to hoti hai

tumhaare sath thin kuchh aur zalim chandni raaten
faza mein aaj bhi ek kaif-samani to hoti hai

tariq-e-dil-nawazi bhi hua karta hai logon mein
jafa-kari to karte ho sitam-rani to hoti hai

'adib' aisi nawa jis se dilon ko zindagi milti
ghazal-khwani ka kya kahna ghazal-khwani to hoti he