raat jab tak mere pahlu mein wo dildar na tha
dil ko mujh se mujhe kuchh dil se sarokar na tha

gird us kuche ke kis din ye gunahgar na tha
wae hasrat ki koi rakhna ba-diwar na tha

kal to bimar ko tha tere na bistar pe qarar
aaj bistar tha faqat aur wo bimar na tha

shukr ai baad-e-fana jun shajar-e-sokhta main
tha to gulshan mein wale qabil-e-gulzar na tha

nahin til dharne ki jagah jo ba-afzuni-e-husn
dekha shab us ko to ek khal ba-rukhsar na tha

raat kya baat thi batla tere sadqe jaun
aahen bharna wo tera khali-az-asrar na tha

dil ko dhar nok-e-sinan par wo ye bola hans ke
hum ne mansur ko dekha ba-sar-e-dar na tha

bahs mein chashm-e-tar-o-abr ki kal tha jo saman
kabhi is shakl se rone ka bandha tar na tha

zabh hum samne hote hi hue qatil ke
bawajude-ki koi hath mein hathiyar na tha

baad murdan mere tabut pe sab rote the
chashm-e-pur-ab magar ek wo sitamgar na tha

lek kya munh ko chhupata tha jo kahte the ye log
us ko zahir mein to marne ka kuchh aazar na tha

taba kah aur ghazal, hai ye 'naziri' ka jawab
rekhta ye jo padha qabil-e-izhaar na tha