kal sin be-kal hai mera ji yar kun dekha na tha
kyun na howe betab dil dildar kun dekha na tha

hai baja gar howe ghazal-khwan misl-e-bulbul dil mera
nau-bahaar-e-gulshan-e-didar kun dekha na tha

kyunki howe zahid-e-khud-bin murid-e-zulf-e-yar
us ne sari umr mein zunnar kun dekha na tha

ab mushabbak ho gaya us tir-e-mizhgan ke tufail
jis dil-e-nazuk ne nok-e-khar kun dekha na tha

abru-e-pur-chin kun tere dekh dil hairan hua
kya magar shamshir-e-jauhar-dar kun dekha na tha

sina-e-guldar mera us kun aaya hai pasand
yar ne shayad kabhi gulzar kun dekha na tha

dekh ashk-e-garm kun mere kaha us ne 'siraj'
main kabhi is abr-e-atish-bar kun dekha na tha