ishq mein kaun kaamyab hua
ishq jis ne kiya kharab hua

dekhna hongi rakhna-gar nazren
mane-e-did agar naqab hua

rabt-e-baham ne kar diya mushkil
us ka main wo mera jawab hua

jal gaya tur ghash hue musa
jab tera husn be-naqab hua

dekh kar aap mere ashkon ki
pani pani dur-e-khush-ab hua

aai piri gain umangen sab
khatm afsana-e-shabab hua

jab chale chaal wo qayamat ki
uth ke fitna bhi ham-rikab hua

is qadar khugar-e-karam hun main
mehr samjha agar itab hua

lafz kun ka tha mukhtasar sa lafz
dar-haqiqat ye ek kitab hua

bahr-e-alam mein sab hain dam-bhar ke
gham hue main hua habab hua

ab kahan raaten aish ki 'sabir'
wo zamana khayal-o-khwab hua