kab ashk-e-shab-e-hijr samundar na hua tha
han qatra-e-naisan abhi gauhar na hua tha

pur-nur hua khana-e-dil un ke qadam se
is se kabhi pahle ye munawwar na hua tha

zulfen to sanwarti hi rahin barha lekin
aaina kabhi rukh ke barabar na hua tha

ham-zad ki surat rahi ta-umr asiri
us se jo raha hona muqaddar na hua tha

milna tha na milta hai sukun dahr mein mujh ko
hasil wo hua ab jo mayassar na hua tha

milti hi kahan chhanw mujhe wadi-e-gham mein
saya bhi mera qad ke barabar na hua tha

dawa-e-sukhan karna to ek baat hai 'mahir'
ab tak koi shair tera ham-sar na hua tha