khud apne aks ko hairat se dekhta hun main
kanar-e-ab badi der se khada hun main

swang bharta phirun kab talak mohabbat ke
main kyun na saf hi kah dun ki bewafa hun main

suna na qisse mujhe damanon ki ismat ke
ki tere shahr ke logon ko jaanta hun main

wo kaun hai jo mere sath sath chalta hai
ye dekhne ko kai bar ruk gaya hun main

main aaj dekh sakunga tulua ka manzar
ki raat bit chali aur jagta hun main

sitam hai tu bhi mujhe khud-gharaz samajhta hai
ki tere haq mein to khud se bhi lad raha hun main

wo ji rahe hain ki jo soch se hue aari
main mar raha hun ki 'betab' sochta hun main