marte dam nam tera lab ke jo aa jae qarib
ji ko thandak ho tap-e-gham na mere aae qarib

bosa mangun to kahen mujh se ye bulwa ke qarib
kis ka munh hai jo mere munh ke wo munh lae qarib

hath daudaun na kyun jabki wo yun aae qarib
panw phailaun na kyun panw jo phailae qarib

pas aaun to kahe pas-e-adab bhi hai zarur
dur jaun to wahan jae taqaza-e-qarib

mujh ko ai pir-e-mughan mohtasib-e-na-hanjar
qurb-e-mahshar hai ki be-qurbi se bulwae qarib

gham-e-duri se tere kuche ke roya aashiq
wan se jab rauza-e-rizwan use lae qarib

meri bedari se ai daulat-e-bedar ho kya
bakht jagen jo mujhe apne to bulwae qarib

mere nalon se na din chain na shab ko hai qarar
marg ke pahunche hain ab to mere ham-sae qarib

aisi majlis se agar rahiye baid aula hai
dil dimagh apna to wo aur ye ghaugha-e-qarib

pas jaun to machal kar kahe chal yan se dur
dur baithun to ghudak kar mujhe farmae qarib

ishq ke pech mein hun chahiye hamdam pas-e-marg
ishq-e-pechan hi meri qabr ke lagwae qarib

mushk-o-sandal ho tere rang se baalon ham-sar
ghussa dil ko mere kis tarah na aa jae qarib

kuchh radif ab ki badha qafiya 'ehsan' tu badal
phir qarib aise bitha tujh ko wo bithlae qarib