jis ko kahte hain qaza ya maut jis ka nam hai
waqai wo daimi rahat ka ek paigham hai

iltizam-e-chaarasazi ek khayal-e-kham hai
chaaragar mere liye taklif mein aaram hai

uf re ye beganagi hamdard ho to kaun ho
ek dil tha wo bhi sarf-e-kasrat-e-alam hai

arsa-e-rafta pe nazren pad rahi hain wahm ki
khwab ki taswir hai ya zindagi ki sham hai

apni hasti ka bhi ab aata nahin mujh ko yaqin
al-hazar kaisa junun-e-shauq ka anjam hai

ye haqiqat hai ki donon fitratan masum hain
pak-daman husn bhi hai ishq bhi khush-nam hai

dekhte hi ruh mein ek kaifiyat si aa gai
saqiya kya baada-e-rangin ka pyara jam hai

ab to 'faiq' aur bhi mushkil se kuchh katne lagi
ishq bhi taskin-e-khatir ke liye nakaam hai