khatm aakhir ye silsila na hua
pesh kab koi hadisa na hua

dekhna ru-e-yar ki taswir
dil-e-sad-para aaina na hua

maut kya hai hayat kya shai hai
aaj tak hal ye masala na hua

asl aur naql mein hai farq bada
kabhi koi sanam khuda na hua

shart-e-ulfat barahna-pai hai
panw mein kis ke aabla na hua

bahr-e-hasti mein umr chand nafas
pani mein koi bulbula na hua

ja chuki thi nigah manzil tak
haif tai wo bhi fasla na hua

dost ho ya aziz hi koi
na hua koi bhi mera na hua

bakhshishen us ki aam hain 'mahir'
hum the kamzor hausla na hua