kabhi marhalat-e-hayat mein koi ham-nawa hi nahin mila
ab is ittifaq ko kya kahun mujhe aasra nahin mila

jo tere qadam ka jawab ho jo tere jamal ka aks ho
mujhe aisa manzil-e-shauq mein koi naqsh-e-pa hi nahin mila

kai raaz-dar-e-butan bhi the kai raazdar-e-haram bhi the
mere ishtiyaq-e-nigah ko sanam-ashna hi nahin mila

koi muttaqi koi parsa koi rind koi junun-ada
ye sabhi mile hain mujhe magar koi be-khata hi nahin mila

rah-e-marhalat-e-khulus mein mere dil se teri nigah tak
mujhe jazb-e-shauq ke ma-siwa koi rahnuma hi nahin mila

ye badi ajib si baat hai ki talluqat-e-hayat mein
mujhe khud-numa to mile magar koi rahnuma hi nahin mila

wo junun-maqam-o-junun-ada wo tumhaara 'basit'-e-ba-wafa
magar us ka ham-sar-o-ham-nawa koi dusra nahin mila