qalb ka ehtijaj hota hai
aur kya ikhtilaj hota hai

sab natija hai apni karni ka
ye jo duniya mein aaj hota hai

ye bhi rangat badalti hai apni
lash ka bhi mizaj hota hai

mahw hote hain ishq mein jo log
un se kab kaam-kaj hota hai

bach ke chalta hai har koi us se
shakhs jo bad-mizaj hota hai

maslak-e-ishq mein to kasrat se
zulm sahna riwaj hota hai

ishq kya hai tumhein ye batla dun
rog ye la-ilaj hota hai

mere mahbub pairahan mein tere
rangon ka imtizaj hota hai

koi shoaba ho aaj-kal to 'shad'
nazr-o-rishwat ka raj hota hai