mera hi ban ke wo but mujh se aashna na hua
wo be-niyaz tha itna to kyun khuda na hua

shikan hamesha jabin par rahe to aadat hai
mujhe yaqin hai wo mujh se kabhi khafa na hua

tamam umr teri ham-rahi ka shauq raha
magar ye ranj ki main mauja-e-saba na hua

hijab-e-husn se badhti hai war-e-uryani
yahi sabab hai main aazurda-e-haya na hua

nashat-e-hijr ka khugar bana diya hota
jafa-e-yar se itna bhi haq ada na hua

hayat-o-hijr ka khud main ne intikhab kiya
main qaid kab tha jo main qaid se riha na hua

dayar-e-dard mein dil ne bahut talash kiya
nasib-e-ishq magar tera naqsh-e-pa na hua

'zahir' soz-e-darun bhi ajab karishma hai
main dur rah ke bhi us se kabhi juda na hua