kuchh saliqe se agar chaak ghumaya jata
ain mumkin hai ki shahkar banaya jata

jaane wale ne ghalat fahmi mein laut aana tha
be-khayali mein bhi gar hath hilaya jata

ishq mansur ko khud dar talak le aaya
is se pahle ki koi hashr uthaya jata

lautne wala isi soch mein mar jaega
kash zanjir ko do bar hilaya jata

rang bharne mein musawwir ne riya-kari ki
warna taswir ko mandir mein lagaya jata

is mein wahshat hai aziyyat hai zabun-haali hai
ab ye kirdar nahin mujh se nibhaya jata

aap to shakl se lagte hain adakar mujhe
aap jaison ko nahin dost banaya jata

awwalin khat ko jala kar wo gunahgar hua
kash tazim se dariya mein bahaya jata

main ne badli hain riwayat purani warna
main bhi 'faisal' kisi patri se uthaya jata