mohabbat ka diya jal kar bujha aise nahin hota
to jari zulmaton ka silsila aise nahin hota

hue ho jaise tum koi khafa aise nahin hota
koi bhi zindagi bhar ko juda aise nahin hota

lahu ka rang bharna padta hai lafzon ke khakon mein
mukammal qissa-e-ahd-e-wafa aise nahin hota

baghair ikhlas ke kyon bahr-e-sajda sar jhukata hai
ai zahid bandagi ka haq ada aise nahin hota

mizajon mein na jab tak narm goshe kar-farma hon
dilon ka fasla dekho fana aise nahin hota

na jab tak khun ke chhinte lagae jaen gulshan mein
kisi bhi shakh par patta hara aise nahin hota

mere sine mein tere lams ki thandak na aa jati
main tanhai ki aatish mein jala aise nahin hota

bahut daman bacha kar jhadiyon mein chalna padta hai
gulon tak jaane ka tai rasta aise nahin hota

meri mayyat pe aa kar muskurana bhi zaruri hai
mere qatil hisab-e-khun-baha aise nahin hota

sar-e-mahfil nazar un ki na ai 'mukhtar' pad jati
to meri samt koi dekhta aise nahin hota