nazar nazar se milai kyon thi nafas nafas mein samae kyon the
unhen tha manzur mujh se parda to samne mere aae kyon the

dayar-e-husn-e-wafa-talab ki taraf qadam hi uthae kyon the
junun ko ilzam dene wale junun ki baaton mein aae kyon the

isi khata ki saza mein ab tak nishan-e-manzil nahin mila hai
rah-e-mohabbat mein awwal awwal mere qadam dagmagae kyon the

wo aaftab-e-jamal shayad yahin kahin se guzar raha hai
jahan-e-dil ke tamam zarre abhi abhi jagmagae kyon the

nafas nafas sad-khalish bad-amal qadam qadam par hazar tufan
main ab ye samjha ki roz-e-awwal wo dekh kar muskurae kyon the

unhen jo ab 'kaif' se hai shikwa ki nazm-e-alam bigad dala
wo aise diwane ko bhala is khirad ki duniya mein lae kyon the