pahle hum us ki mahfil mein jaane se katrae to
lekin kya kije jab dil ki shamat hi aa jae to

is jhagde mein ham-sayon ki dakhl-andazi wajib hai
buniyaadi mauzua yahi tha jag pade ham-sae to

ghazlon mein rangini lane ki babat phir sochunga
pahle ye batla do us ne chhup kar tir chalae to

khud milne ki khwahish karna albatta manzur nahin
waise hum kam-zarf nahin hain wo zahmat farmae to

apna haq hasil karne ki khatir main bhi chalta hun
mera tera sath na hoga hath agar phailae to

us ki khaslat bhanp chuka hun baaten hans kar talega
aur yaqinan baat banegi baaton par jhallae to

log 'muzaffar'-hanafi ko bhi pabandi se padhte hain
chikni-chapdi ghazlen padhte padhte ji uktae to