na damanon mein yahan khak-e-rahguzar bandho
misal nikhat-e-gul mahmil-e-safar bandho

is aaine mein koi aks yun na ubhrega
nazar se silsila-e-danish-e-nazar bandho

jo sahiban-e-basirat the be-libas hue
fazilaton ki ye dastar kis ke sar bandho

safir-e-jaan hun hisar-e-badan mein kya thahrun
chaman-parasto na khushbu ke baal-o-par bandho

na tut jae ki nazuk hai rishta-e-anfas
tanab-e-khema-e-hasti sambhaal kar bandho

kahan har ek shanawar guhar ba-kaf nikla
samundaron se tawaqqo na is qadar bandho

har ek hath mein hai sang sad-hazar-ashob
phir aise waqt mein shakhon se kyun samar bandho

namak chhidakte raho ye bhi hai masihai
ye kya zaruri ki marham hi zakhm par bandho

phire hai kab se pareshan ye zakhm-khurda hiran
junun ko dasht se le ja ke apne ghar bandho

gaya wo daur ki jab barf barf the alfaz
girah mein ab ye dahakte hue sharar bandho

adab nahin hai rayazi ka masala yaro
har ek shakhs pe kyun tohmat-e-hunar bandho

ye sinf aabru-e-fann-e-shairi hai 'faza'
ghazal kaho to mazamin mo'atabar bandho