kya koi taswir ban sakti hai surat ke baghair
phir kisi se kyun mile koi zarurat ke baghair

dushmani to chahne ki intiha ka nam hai
ye kahani bhi adhuri hai mohabbat ke baghair

teri yaaden ho gain jaise muqaddas aayaten
chain aata hi nahin dil ko tilawat ke baghair

dhup ki har sans ginte sham tak jo aa gae
chhanw mein wo kya jien jine ki aadat ke baghair

bach gaya daman agar mere lahu ke dagh se
wo mera qatil to mar jaega shohrat ke baghair

us ki sardari se ab inkar karna chahiye
raushni deta nahin suraj siyasat ke baghair

husn ki dukan ho ki ishq ka bazar ho
yan koi sauda nahin hai dil ki daulat ke baghair

shabnami chehra chhupaun kaise bachchon se 'fahim'
sham aati hi nahin ghar mein tahaarat ke baghair