mili na fursat jahan ho ghash se uthi jo kuchh bhi naqab-e-ariz
magar samajhte nahin abhi tak tum apna jalwa hijab-e-ariz

na dasht-e-aiman mein zikr us ka na tur hi par kabhi ye chamka
na ho nazar mein jo tera jalwa to mehr ko dun khitab-e-ariz

tasawwur un ka hai mujh ko har-dam na shab ko taskin na chain din ko
hoi hain auqat mere bilkul tabah kakul kharab-e-ariz

khushi ki kasrat agar ho un ko to ban ke aankhon mein aaen aansu
ziyaada yan tak hain apni had se na thahre aariz mein aab-e-ariz

ye rang-e-bazm-e-adu to dekho ki lakh parde kiye hain hail
naqab uthae wo go hain baithe magar hai ghairat hijab-e-ariz

ilahi meri jigar-fagari raqib sun kar unhen suna den
wo maslahat hi samajh ke aaen dikhane ko mahtab-e-ariz

nazar faza hai jahan hai jalwa tumhaara ehsan sab pe hoga
uthao aariz se tum jo parda to ghat na jaegi tab-e-ariz

ye nam jis ka qamar rakha hai mujhi se ek dagh le gaya hai
samajh to dekho samajh raha hai falak usi ko jawab-e-ariz

kahin ilahi shab-e-judai tamam hone ko aa gai hai
numud-e-subh-e-jaza ho shayad ki main ne dekha hai khwab-e-ariz

hui ye haal-e-zabun ki shohrat ki us ne khajlat se munh chhupaya
bana hai rang-e-shikasta mera bahut dinon mein naqab-e-ariz

na puchho hum se ki kya sabab hai siyah rozi ka apni 'salik'
chamak raha hai bahut dinon se adu pe wo aaftab-e-ariz