kisi ka shisha-e-dil tod kar jaya nahin karte
makin-e-dil makan ko is tarah dhaya nahin karte

tum apne aansuon ko rok lete apni palkon par
kisi ka raaz-e-gham ghairon se khulwaya nahin karte

hum ahl-e-dil hain dastur-e-wafa se khub waqif hain
tadap kar jaan de dete hain tadpaya nahin karte

ye gham to aarzuon ki hasin saughat hai ai dil
to phir hangama-ha-e-gham se ghabraya nahin karte

kisi ka raaz-e-dard-e-dil chhupana shart-e-ulfat hai
to us ko dekh kar mahfil mein chhup jaya nahin karte

usi be-dard ka gham had se jab badh jae hai ai dil
to sher az-khud chale aate hain hum laya nahin karte

na khul jaen kahin asrar-e-sar-basta sar-e-mahfil
hum un ki anjuman mein is liye jaya nahin karte

shamim aao tumhein aadab-e-gulshan hum batate hain
nikal kar barg-e-gul se gul ko thukraya nahin karte

'sahar' ka dil hai ye bazicha-e-tiflan nahin pyare
khilaune se tamannaon ko bahlaya nahin karte