ishq mera hai agar raat ki rani ki tarah
husn us ka bhi hai phulon ki jawani ki tarah

ai meri jaan-e-wafa teri wafaon ki qasam
tu mujhe yaad hai nani ki kahani ki tarah

kya koi samjhe tere husn ki tahdari ko
mujh pe khulti hai faqat misra-e-sani ki tarah

kucha-e-dil se guzarti hain jo teri yaaden
ashk bahte hain meri aankhon se pani ki tarah

chahta jab hun koi nazm kahun tere liye
main ulajh jata hun alfaz-o-maani ki tarah

hai siwa kaun tere mujh ko jo taslim kare
mere mahbub meri talkh-bayani ki tarah

na koi shor sharaba na koi halchal hai
zindagi lagti hai thahre hue pani ki tarah

main ne is dil ki tijori mein rakha hai 'alam'
us ki har chiz ko anmol nishani ki tarah