kuchh mukaddar sa sar-e-baalin tujhe pata hun main
le charagh-e-subh se pahle bujha jata hun main

kushta-e-gham ko dam-e-isa to zinda kar chuka
lijiye ab un ke daman ki hawa lata hun main

jis qadar pamal karte hain wo rah-e-ishq mein
surat-e-naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa aur ubhar aata hun main

shama ne khinche wo taswir-e-maal-e-zindagi
har nasim-e-subh ke jhonke pe tharraata hun main

mai-kada bilkul haqiqat hai haram sirf e'tiqad
mohtasib ab dekhna ye hai kidhar jata hun main

subh-dam kuchh is tarah dil gosh-bar-awaz tha
jab kisi ghunche ne chutki li kaha aata hun main

ab khuda malum dil hai kis maqam-e-ishq par
wo jafaon par jafa karte hain sharmata hun main

dekhiye kab ho mayassar ishrat-e-sahil mujhe
zindagi ek qulzum-e-gham hai baha jata hun main

mohtasib khauf-e-shikast-e-saghar-e-rangin na puchh
jab koi ghuncha chatakta hai laraz jata hun main

kushtagan-e-yas ko ai 'faiz' paigham-e-hayat
barbat-e-dil par ba-tarz-e-nau ghazal gata hun main