kisi tarah se na bahla firaq-e-yar mein dil
khizan ki tarah fasurda raha bahaar mein dil

nahin hai chain muqaddar mein be-qararon ke
hamare sath tadapta raha mazar mein dil

tafakkuraat-e-jahan se hai yak-qalam aazad
phansa hua tere gesu-e-tabdar mein dil

agar tu aa nahin sakta to kash ajal aae
hai be-qarar bahut tere intizar mein dil

kamal-e-husn-e-tasawwur ye hai ki rahta hai
shagufta gul ki tarah yaad-e-ru-e-yar mein dil

kahan hai ishq jo aa kar ise chhuda jae
ghira hua hai bala-ha-e-rozgar mein dil

bas apni apni jagah la-jawab hain donon
ghurur mein nigah-e-yar inkisar mein dil

natija hasrat-o-hirman hai shauq-e-behad ka
kharab hoga bahut aarzu-e-yar mein dil

bigad rahe hain abas aap apne 'kaukab' par
wo kya kare jo na ho us ke ikhtiyar mein dil