main khud hi khwab-e-ishq ki tabir ho gaya
goya har ek bashar teri taswir ho gaya

apne kiye ko aa ke zara dekh tir-gar
tar khun-e-dil se daman-e-nakhchir ho gaya

phir pesh aa gaya wahi dilchasp hadisa
dil phir kisi ke dam mein taskhir ho gaya

ye waz-e-ashiqan ye andaz-e-ehtiram
aakhir mera khayal use dil-gir ho gaya

aasudgi nasib salimuttaba hun main
mujh ko gharib-khana hi kashmir ho gaya

wabasta mujh se hona hai khud wajh-e-afiyat
diwana tera wali-e-taqdir ho gaya

tafrid khud zariya-e-jah-o-jalal hai
main tera ho ke sahab-e-tauqir ho gaya

to khub jaanta hai ki main kaun tha kabhi
aur dekh ab ki kya falak-e-pir ho gaya

hona tha hashr-e-hasrat-o-hirman agar yahi
'rahbar' zah-e-nasib ki tu pir ho gaya