koi dil mein aa baitha aur chutki li armanon mein
raat ajab manzar dekha jab chand khila maidanon mein

pet ki zillat ne bil-akhir bazaron nilam kiya
izzat jaane qaid thi kab se maurusi tah-khanon mein

jaise koi dhime lafzon mera nam pukare hai
ek sada rah rah kar ab bhi dar aati hai kanon mein

yaadon ki ek titli phirti rahti hai bechaini se
pyar ke basi bhul abhi tak rakkhe hain gul-danon mein

soch se is ko dur rakhun main jab bhi likkhun duniya ki
jaane kaise bas jata hai wo mere afsanon mein

nap-tol kar nazmen ghazlen kahna tum farhan-'hanif'
wazni wazni bat rakhe hain tanqidi mizanon mein