jab chala wo mujh ko bismil khun mein ghaltan chhod kar
kya hi pachhtata tha main qatil ka daman chhod kar

main wo majnun hun jo niklun kunj-e-zindan chhod kar
seb-e-jannat tak na khaun sang-e-tiflan chhod kar

piwe mera hi lahu mani jo lab us shokh ke
khinche to shangarf se khun-e-shahidan chhod kar

main hun wo gumnam jab daftar mein nam aaya mera
rah gaya bas munshi-e-qudart jagah wan chhod kar

saya-e-sarw-e-chaman tujh bin daraata hai mujhe
sanp sa pani mein ai sarw-khiraman chhod kar

ho gaya tifli hi se dil mein taraazu tir-e-ishq
bhage hain maktab se hum auraq-e-mizan chhod kar

ahl-e-jauhar ko watan mein rahne deta gar falak
lal kyun is rang se aata badakhshan chhod kar

shauq hai us ko bhi tarz-e-nala-e-ushshaq se
dam-ba-dam chhede hai munh se dud-e-qulyan chhod kar

dil to lagte hi lage ga huryan-e-adn se
bagh-e-hasti se chala hun hae pariyan chhod kar

ghar se bhi waqif nahin us ke ki jis ke waste
baithe hain ghar-bar hum sab khana-viran chhod kar

wasl mein gar howe mujh ko ruyat-e-mah-e-rajab
ru-e-jaanan hi ko dekhun main to quran chhod kar

in dinon garche dakan mein hai badi qadr-e-sukhan
kaun jae 'zauq' par dilli ki galiyan chhod kar