pas-e-tauba hadis-e-mutrib-o-paimana kahte hain
ye ek bhula hua par aaj hum afsana kahte hain

koi khun-e-tamanna ho jhalak aata hai aaankhon mein
isi ko ittihad-e-baada-o-paimana kahte hain

tabahi dil ki dekhi hai jo hum ne apni aaankhon se
ho ab kaisi hi basti hum use virana kahte hain

fana hone mein soz-e-shama ki minnat-kashi kaisi
jale jo aag mein apni use parwana kahte hain

jafa par sabr sikha hai wafa par jaan jati hai
yahi hai aur kis ko tohmat-e-mardana kahte hain

tumhaari zulf-e-pechan mein raha kyun-kar dil-e-wahshi
tuda le jae jo zanjir use diwana kahte hain

maaz-allah tera husn teri bazm-e-ishrat mein
ye wo mahfil hai jis mein shama ko parwana kahte hain

yahan to jaan tak de di 'nazar' padash-e-ulfat mein
magar bedad-gar baqi abhi jurmana kahte hain