na khincho aashiq-tishna-jigar ke tir pahlu se
nikale par hai misl-e-mahi-e-taswir pahlu se

na le ai nawak-afgan dil ko mere chir pahlu se
ki wo to ja chuka sath aah ke jun tir pahlu se

dil-e-sipara ko le tank tawizon mein haikal ke
na sarka ye hamail ai but-e-be-pir pahlu se

wo hon be-dast-o-pa bismil rasai jab na hath aai
kiya ta pa-e-qatil az tah-e-shamshir pahlu se

asir-e-zulf diwane hain dekh ai pasban shab ko
daba kar baith un ke panw ki zanjir pahlu se

musawwir laila o majnun ki nakaami pe hairan hain
kabhi baitha na mil kar pahlu-e-taswir pahlu se

ye dil lab-tishna tegh-e-yar ka hai raat bhar karta
sada-e-al-atish jun nala-e-shab-gir pahlu se

ajab hasrat ka aalam tha ki majnun kahta tha paiham
chhute pahlu mere mahmil ka ya taqdir pahlu se

na kahna ustukhwan un ko ye aalam laghari ka hai
ki hai dikhla raha mera dil-e-dil-gir pahlu se

khayal-e-abru-e-jaanan nahin ab bhulta ek dam
sipahi hai juda karta nahin shamshir pahlu se

tamam ahl-e-sukhan bazm-e-sukhan mein 'zauq' hairan hain
mila jo qafiya tu ne kiya tahrir pahlu se