lakh bahlaen kisi tarah bahalta hi nahin
dil bhi lamhon ki tarah hai ki thaharta hi nahin

ab ke mausam pe to jadu koi chalta hi nahin
abr uthta hai magar khul ke barasta hi nahin

koi khushbu na koi us ki kasak hai is mein
us ke patthar se mere zakhm ka rishta hi nahin

jitna suljhate hain utna hi ulajh jata hai
masala zist ka ab mujh se sulajhta hi nahin

aandhiyon ka karam-e-khas raha hai mujh par
ab koi shoala nasheman pe lapakta hi nahin

main bhi bik jata kabhi misr ki khatun ke hath
qafila koi idhar ho ke nikalta hi nahin

chup hai ab wo mere haalat ke pas-manzar mein
ab mere sar koi ilzam wo dharta hi nahin

jis mein khud-bini khud-arai-o-khuddari hai
maslahat ke kisi sanche mein wo dhalta hi nahin

ye haqiqat hai tere tark-e-talluq ki qasam
khar ab koi mere dil mein khatakta hi nahin

jaane kis manzil-e-mauhum pe aa pahunche hain
rasta koi hamara yahan takta hi nahin

kitne mansur hain kahne ko anal-haq kah den
dar ki samt magar rukh koi karta hi nahin

tir-o-talwar ka har zakhm sanwar sakta hai
baat ka zakhm kisi haal mein bharta hi nahin

ye mohabbat ka samundar wo samundar hai 'zuhur'
dubne wala kisi waqt ubharta hi nahin