iztirab-e-qalb hai aur ishq ka aaghaz hai
ibtida-e-naghma manus-e-shikast-e-saz hai

kis ki khalwat-gah mein saman-e-soz-o-saz hai
aaj parwanon ki bharrai hui aawaz hai

dahr se kaba se badh kar qalb ka aghraaz hai
wo parastish-gah hai ye jalwa-gah-e-naz hai

iztirab-e-ishq bhi hai aur firaq-e-dost bhi
bazm-e-ulfat mein do guna lutf-e-soz-o-saz hai

ghair ka muhtaj kab hai us ki ulfat ka mariz
khud diya hai dard-e-dil khud hi wo chaara-saz hai

ho gaya betab dil jalwe kisi ke dekh kar
kya ada-e-dilruba kya dil-nashin andaz hai

wo bulate hain mujhe main un se hila kya karun
hai safar lamba tabiat aaj-kal na-saz hai

be-niyazi dekh kar us ki badha zauq-e-niyaz
ab jabin-e-ishq hai aur aastan-e-naz hai

kis ko dekhega dikhaega wo kis kis ko jamal
khud hi wo jalwa hai aur khud hi tajalli-saz hai

sang-e-aswad ka hai ek but sang-e-marmar ka hai ek
barhaman ye to bata kis but pe tujh ko naz hai

jaanta hun awwal-e-roz-e-azal se aaj tak
us ko mujh se hai mohabbat mujh ko us par naz hai

izzat-o-azmat pe duniya ki karun main kyon ghurur
jo mila dar se tere kafi wahi aghraaz hai

raaz ban kar ho jo pinhan hai wo afsana tera
aur jo ban jae afsana wo mera raaz hai

kar diya gustakh aakhir us ki rahmat ne mujhe
jis ki rahmat par 'umar' har waqt mujh ko naz hai