nigah-e-zard mein rang-e-khumar kya kahna
khizan ke daur mein fasl-e-bahaar kya kahna

samajh saka na koi juz mere sir-e-mahfil
faqir ishaare ko ai chashm-e-yar kya kahna

mila hai lutf-e-gham-e-intizar jo hum ko
tere karam ka ai ghaflat-shiar kya kahna

har ek zarre pe tera guman hota hai
nazar mein raqsan hai taswir-e-yar kya kahna

tere nishane ki tarif kya karun zalim
sinan hue hain jigar hi ke pas kya kahna

mujhe mita ke jahan-e-sitam se ai zalim
hui hai chashm teri ashk-bar kya kahna

kisi ki chah mein khud ko mita liya ai 'prem'
kitab-e-ishq ka ye ikhtisar kya kahna