kyon tark-e-wafa kar ke mujhe yaad kiya hai
kya taza sitam phir koi ijad kiya hai

us dushman-e-jaan ko bhi kaleje se lagaya
jis ne mujhe har mod pe barbaad kiya hai

har daur mein gham palte rahe gosha-e-dil mein
kab hum ne kabhi shikwa-e-bedad kiya hai

sayyaad ka andaz-e-nawazish koi dekhe
par kat ke jis ne mujhe aazad kiya hai

tanqid na kar waqt ki raftar pe 'ambar'
is ne kabhi nashad kabhi shad kiya hai