kuchh aise aa raha hai husn-e-yar aahista aahista
chaman mein jaise aati hai bahaar aahista aahista

ye hasrat ye tamanna hai ki ai kash us ke qadmon tak
pahunch jae mera musht-e-ghubar aahista aahista

mere zakhmon se phatta hai kaleja chaarasazon ka
ki jab rota hun main sina-figar aahista aahista

manazil ishq ki yun roz-o-shab tai kar raha hun main
ki jaise gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar aahista aahista

utar jata hai rafta rafta sab nashsha jawani ka
chala jata hai khud ranj-e-khumar aahista aahista

azal se dosh par umr-e-rawan ke hath hai mera
pahunch jaunga main zer-e-mazar aahista aahista

nahif-o-zar hun lekin mujhe jaana hai us had tak
pahunch jaunga main bhi su-e-dar aahista aahista

mohabbat ka maraz bhi kya buri shai hai tabibon ko
sunata hun main apna haal-e-zar aahista aahista

kisi ki nok-e-mizhgan chubhti hai har-dam rag-e-jaan mein
chalata hai koi khanjar ki dhaar aahista aahista

main kar deta hun ya-rab sab hawale teri rahmat ke
gunah apne jo karta hun shumar aahista aahista

unhen kya khauf hai jo hain shanawar bahr-e-ulfat ke
wo is dariya se ho jate hain par aahista aahista

chale jab girte padte 'sabr' mai-khana se hum pi kar
to boli dukhtar-e-raz hoshiyar aahista aahista