mujh ko barah-e-rast koi tajraba nahin
in gul-rukhon mein kahte hain bu-e-wafa nahin

kuchh bewafaiyan bhi zaruri hain 'ishq mein
warna khuda gawah hai main bewafa nahin

shauq-e-gunah-o-‘azm-e-baghawat nahin raha
ye kam saza nahin hai ki koi bhi saza nahin

is dasht-e-gham mein gham ke siwa kaun aaega
chup-chap so raho ye kisi ki sada nahin

kya kya hua bayan ke liye 'umr chahiye
yun puchh lijiye ki abhi kya hua nahin

hum sirf shab ko ro liye bas aur kya kiya
kis munh se phir kahen koi apna hua nahin

ye aag bujh rahi hai ise ab hawa na do
tum se to koi raaz hamara chhupa nahin

khwabon ke qafile kahin zulfon mein kho gae
aankhon mein aaj nind ka koson pata nahin

aaina mujh ko jaaniye hairat na kijiye
khud aap samne hain koi dusra nahin

shukr-e-khuda nazar kabhi nichi nahin hui
ye sar bhi aaj tak kabhi beja jhuka nahin

aise ta'alluqat ko jo chaho nam do
itna qarib koi tumhaare siwa nahin

husn-e-wafa-nawaz tera shukriya magar
itna udas dil kabhi pahle hua nahin

ranj us ne kuchh siwa diye ye haq usi ka tha
itna qarib dusra koi raha nahin

ab dekhna hai kaun si ho jiddat-e-karam
apne hisab se to koi gham bacha nahin

mahbuba-e-firaq hai ai 'badr' dukht-e-raz
lazim tha ehtiram udhar rukh kiya nahin