koi paigham-e-mohabbat lab-e-ejaz to de
maut ki aankh bhi khul jaegi aawaz to de

maqsad-e-ishq ham-ahangi-e-juzw-o-kul hai
dard hi dard sahi dil bu-e-dam-saz to de

chashm-e-makhmur ke unwan-e-nazar kuchh to khulen
dil-e-ranjur dhadakne ka kuchh andaz to de

ek zara ho nasha-e-husn mein andaz-e-khumar
ek jhalak ishq ke anjam ki aaghaz to de

jo chhupae na chhupe aur batae na bane
dil-e-ashiq ko in aankhon se koi raaz to de

muntazir itni kabhi thi na faza-e-afaq
chhedne hi ko hun pur-dard ghazal saz to de

hum asiran-e-qafas aag laga sakte hain
fursat-e-naghma kabhi hasrat-e-parwaz to de

ishq ek bar mashiyyat ko badal sakta hai
indiya apna magar kuchh nigah-e-naz to de

qurb o didar to malum kisi ka phir bhi
kuchh pata sa falak-e-tafraqa-pardaz to de

manzilen gard ki manind udi jati hain
ablaq-e-dahr kuchh andaz-e-tag-o-taz to de

kan se hum to 'firaq' aankh ka lete hain kaam
aaj chhup kar koi aawaz par aawaz to de