kar gaya sad-para jo pal mein dil-e-nakhchir hai
said-gah-e-ishq se nikla hua ek tir hai

ho gaya paiwast paikan tir-e-husn-e-yar ka
ye mera hai khwab ya aaina-e-tabir hai

qabil-e-tahsin kab thi dastan mai-khwar ki
kuchh hai saqi ka karam kuchh shokhi-e-tahrir hai

kar nahin sakte ilaj us ka tabiban-e-jahan
us mariz-e-ishq ko ye dard hi iksir hai

jis ne dekha ek nazar phir sochta hi rah gaya
kitna dilkash shakhs hoga jis ki ye taswir hai

phunk de barq-e-tapan us ke qafas ko phunk de
mubtala-e-ishq jo hai wajib-e-tazir hai

mil gaya 'gauhar' tumhein bhi zina-e-meraj-e-ishq
ghair samjhe the ki teri aah be-tasir hai