meri iltija se khafa na ho ki wo josh-e-dil tha gila na tha
kabhi ranj main ne saha na tha kabhi dil kisi ko diya na tha

mere hathon mujh ko alam mile ye main kyon kahun ki khuda na tha
mera kaba tha haram-e-butan mera qibla qibla-numa na tha

teri ehtiyat-e-nigah se tere iltifat-e-nigah tak
mera haal lakh bura sahi magar is qadar bhi bura na tha

ba-hazar ishwa-e-jaan-sitan wo phir apna jalwa dikha gae
abhi aag dil ki dabi na thi abhi zakhm dil ka bhara na tha

mere dard-e-dil ka wo majra mere rang-e-rukh se ayan hua
jo kisi se main ne kaha na tha jo kisi ne mujh se suna na tha

ye main kyon kahun mera dil gaya ki fughan se arsh to hil gaya
mujhe intizar mein mil gaya tere wasl mein jo maza na tha

wo niyaz-e-ishq ki sazishen wo ghurur-e-husn ki nazishen
mujhe e'timad-e-sitam na tha unhen aitabar-e-wafa na tha

ye bata ki 'basit'-e-khasta ko teri bazm-e-naz se kya mila
abhi dil-ba-dast gaya tha wo abhi hath dil se juda na tha