karte hi nahin tark-e-butan taur-e-jafa ka
shayad hamin dikhlawenge didar khuda ka

hai abr ki chadar shafaqi josh se gul ke
maikhane ke han dekhiye ye rang hawa ka

bahuteri giro jins-kulalon ke padi hai
kya zikr hai waiz ke musalla-o-rida ka

mar jaega baaton mein koi gham-zada yun hi
har lahza na ho mumtahin arbab-e-wafa ka

tadbir thi taskin ke liye logon ki warna
malum tha muddat se hamein nafa dawa ka

hath aaina-ruyon se utha baithen na kyunkar
bil-aks asar pate the hum apni dua ka

aankh us ki nahin aaine ke samne hoti
hairat-zada hun yar ki main sharm-o-haya ka

barson se tu yun hai ki ghata jab umand aai
tab dida-e-tar se bhi hua ek jhadaka

aankh us se nahin uthne ki sahab nazron ki
jis khak pe hoga asar us ki kaf-e-pa ka

talwar ke sae hi mein kate hai to ai 'mir'
kis dil-zada ko hue hai ye zauq fana ka