mohabbaten to milin go wafa mili na mili
safar hasin tha manzil ka kya mili na mili

na doston se tawaqqo na dushmanon se gurez
ye dil tha gor-e-ghariban shama jali na jali

ajab sa habs hai insaniyat ke zehnon mein
kise ho fikr ki baad-e-saba chali na chali

tere visal ke lamhon ko munjamid kar lun
shab-e-firaq ka kya hai dhali dhali na dhali

hamara ishq bhi had se guzarna chahta hai
ki dil ho mahw-e-takallum nazar mili na mili

nahin hai fikr koi baghban ko 'nikhat'
bahaar aai na aai kali khili na khili