khayal ki tarah chup ho sada hue hote
kam-az-kam apni hi aawaz-e-pa hue hote

taras raha hun tumhaari zaban se sunne ko
ki tum kabhi mera harf-e-wafa hue hote

ajib kaifiyat-e-be-dili hai donon taraf
ki mil ke soch rahe hain juda hue hote

bahut aziz sahi hum ko apni khud-dari
maza to jab tha ki teri ana hue hote

ye aarzu rahi apni jo umr bhar ke liye
teri zaban pe rahe wo maza hue hote

sumum ki tarah jine se faeda kiya hai
kisi ke waste baad-e-saba hue hote

hamesha mail-e-husn-e-butan rahe 'azar'
kabhi to qail-e-husn-e-khuda hue hote