naza mein wo mere pahlu se gae dil ki tarah
main tadapta hi raha farsh pe bismil ki tarah

ek pahlu mein rahe dil mera bismil ki tarah
ek pahlu mein rahen aap mere dil ki tarah

kuchh agar jazb-e-mohabbat ka asar ho jae
tum bhi betab ho pahlu mein mere dil ki tarah

kabhi sidhe na hue yar ke tewar mujh se
bal na abru se gaya khanjar-e-qatil ki tarah

un ke abru ka ishaara ye hai har aashiq se
sar-nigun rahta hun main khanjar-e-qatil ki tarah

khun pi kar lab-e-sofar ye kahta hai mera
surkh-ru rahta hun main khanjar-e-qatil ki tarah

o kaman-dar tera tir-e-nazar khaya hai
dil phadakta hai mera tair-e-bismil ki tarah

sarban najd mein khali jo nazar aai use
dil-e-majnun tah-o-baala hua mahmil ki tarah

aashiqon mein tere ai mah na hamein kyon ho farogh
dagh dil mein hai hamare mah-e-kaamil ki tarah

hal kiya uqda-e-la-hal ko badi hikmat se
tum ne kholi hai girah dil ki anamil ki tarah

karwan ko mere kyunkar ho khabar ghurbat mein
dur-uftada hun gard-e-rah-e-manzil ki tarah

pasbanon ki tarah shab ko jo karta hun fughan
dost rakhte hain mujhe sab sag-e-manzil ki tarah

hai yam-e-ashk hi se un ki baqa aur fana
aankhen meri hain habab-e-lab-e-sahil ki tarah

ghuncha mere dil-e-basta ka jo khil jata hai
chahchahe bagh mein karta hun anadil ki tarah

be-qarari shab-e-furqat ki na puchho mujh se
barq-o-simab bhi tadpe na mere dil ki tarah

hath aae jo tere tir ka paikan mujh ko
apne sine mein rakhun main jigar-o-dil ki tarah

mahfil-e-aish-o-tarab se bhi nikala mujh ko
kaf-e-afsos malun kyon na jalajil ki tarah

qais kahta tha kahun kyon na ana laila main
yaad dil mein hai meri sahib-e-mahmil ki tarah

zoraq-e-umr badhi rah-e-khuda mein de kar
naw khushki mein chali kashti-e-sail ki tarah

qatl ai yar karegi ye tawazo teri
jhuk ke milta hai gale khanjar-e-qatil ki tarah

ujde pahlu ko mere kijiye aabaad huzur
bewafa aap na ho jaen mere dil ki tarah

ye to aasan hai 'fakhir' ho zamin kaisi hi sakht
kahne wale ko nahin koi bhi mushkil ki tarah