mohabbat ibtida mein hai jafaen na-munasib hain
tumhaare ruthne ki ye adaen na-munasib hain

ye shayad umr aisi thi mohabbat ho gai mujh ko
magar is umr mein itni sazaen na-munasib hain

tumhaare shahr se jaana muqaddar tha so jhela hai
magar is mein raqibon ki duaen na-munasib hain

abhi se hijr ki talkhi mein mar jaunga jaan-e-jaan
abhi mausam wafa ka hai jafaen na-munasib hain

inhi tarikiyon mein zinda rahne ka hunar sikho
diye ko mat jalao tum hawaen na-munasib hain

ye sher-o-shaeri 'daem' ye ishq-o-ashiqi 'daem'
meri mano tumhaari ye adaen na-munasib hain