mohabbat chaara-saz-e-dard-e-furqat hoti jati hai
meri wahshat mujhe saman-e-rahat hoti jati hai

udhar wo munfail nazren idhar ye muztarib nale
nadamat hoti jati hai shikayat hoti jati hai

nazar aate hain wo aamada-e-lutf-o-karam khud hi
mujhe bhi aaj arz-e-gham ki himmat hoti jati hai

jabin khud aastan-e-bandagi ko dhundh leti hai
mohabbat khud nahin hoti mohabbat hoti jati hai

nahin khulta ye uqda josh-e-wahshat mein nahin khulta
ki kyon bezar manzil se tabiat hoti jati hai

kisi ne yaad farmaya hai kya phir apni mahfil mein
ki az-khud baithe baithe ghair haalat hoti jati hai

chali aati hain paiham hichkiyan bimar-e-ulfat ko
murattab khud-bakhud gham ki hikayat hoti jati hai

shikayat ishq ko hai husn ke paiham taghaful ki
qayamat mein ye ek taza qayamat hoti jati hai

murattab ho gai fard-e-amal yun khud-bakhud 'kaukab'
mere diwan-e-sheri ki kitabat hoti jati he