kahte hain azal jis ko us se bhi kahin pahle
iman mohabbat par lae the hamin pahle

asrar-e-khud-agahi diwane samajhte hain
takmil-e-junun aakhir meraj-e-yaqin pahle

chamka diya sajdon ne naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa lekin
raushan to na thi itni ye meri jabin pahle

har bar ye rah rah kar hota hai guman mujh ko
shayad tere jalwon ko dekha tha kahin pahle

ye baat alag thahri ab hum ko na pahchanen
mahfil mein magar un ki aae the hamin pahle

ye raaz-e-mohabbat hai samjhega zamana kya
tum hasil-e-din aakhir ghaarat-gar-e-din pahle

is kar-e-numayan ke shahid hain chaman wale
gulshan mein bahaaron ko lae the hamin pahle

taqdir ki mukhtari 'unwan' musallam hai
hoti hai mohabbat bhi majbur yahin pahle