kaise kah den halal kuchh bhi nahin
us ka husn-o-jamal kuchh bhi nahin

kyon wo hi hai mere tasawwur mein
jis ko mera khayal kuchh bhi nahin

tanha rahne ki jis ko aadat hai
us ko hijr-o-visal kuchh bhi nahin

koi jata hai to chala jae
us ka mujh ko malal kuchh bhi nahin

baat bas mujh se wo nahin karta
us ka mujh se wabaal kuchh bhi nahin

us ki shokhi bayan ho kaise
us ke aage ghazal kuchh bhi nahin

bakhsh di us ne sirf tanhai
gul anguthi rumal kuchh bhi nahin

ye sukhan rab ki hi inayat hai
is mein mera kamal kuchh bhi nahin

chaar-su dekho hai bapa mahshar
dost ahl-o-ayal kuchh bhi nahin

hai jo 'mukhtar' us badan mein mahak
rang khushbu gulal kuchh bhi nahin