ik-bata-do ko karun kyun na raqam do-bata-chaar
is ghazal par hai qawafi ka karam do-bata-chaar

shoala-e-gul se chaman mein kahin lag jae na aag
ab to shabnam bhi nazar aati hai nam do-bata-chaar

kaun kahta hai ki jangal mein nahin sher ko gham
main ne zaigham mein mila dekha hai gham do-bata-chaar

us ke sine se lage baithe hain zakhmon ke sabab
dekho marham mein nazar aate hain hum do-bata-chaar

qasim-e-nar-o-jinan ki hai mohabbat dil mein
ho gaya hissa jahannum ka to nam do-bata-chaar

mausam-e-gul ki qasam kha na khudara bulbul
dekh mausam mein mila rahta hai sam do-bata-chaar

dil liye phirta hai taswir-e-butan ka album
phat na jae ye kahin is mein hai bam do-bata-chaar

surat-e-badr hilal aai nazar un ki jabin
zulfen lahrain hain kha kha ke jo kham do-bata-chaar

wade hamdam ke rahen kyun na adhure ai 'waqar'
is mein lo khud hi nazar aata hai dam do-bata-chaar