jab us ne aane ka ek din idhar irada kiya
to main ne dil ka makan aur bhi kushada kiya

mere mizaj se milta nahin tha mera libas
to tar tar yahi soch kar libaada kiya

na tha jo jit ka imkan to sulh kar li hai
yun pichhli haar se is bar istifada kiya

wo ek shakhs jo mujh se gurez-pa hai bahut
guman hai pyar bhi mujh se usi ne zyaada kiya

ajab ki arz-e-tamanna ke pech-o-kham na khule
'shahab' husn-e-talab ko hazar sada kiya