rukhsar ko hai zulf-e-shikan-dar-shikan se rabt
yani hai shaikh-e-kaba ko ab barhaman se rabt

yunhi hai mujh ko us but-e-paiman-shikan se rabt
hai chand roza ruh ka jaise badan se rabt

phulon ko jis tarah ho bahaar-e-chaman se rabt
yunhi tha mujh ko bhi kisi gul-pairahan se rabt

rakhta nahin hun sirf husain-o-hasan se rabt
hai mujh ko chaar yar se aur panjatan se rabt

khushiyan manaen ghair na is irtibaat par
mujh se bhi tha kabhi but-e-paiman-shikan se rabt

hamd-o-sana mein teri main ratb-ul-lisan rahun
jab tak rahe dahan mein zaban ko sukhan se rabt

diwana chashm-o-gesu-e-mushkin ka hun tere
rakhta hun is liye main ghazal-e-khutan se rabt

hum bhi kisi ke tir-e-nazar ke shikar the
hum ko bhi tha kabhi kisi nawak-fagan se rabt

kis darja tul hai shab-e-tar-e-firaq-e-yar
shayad hai us ko zulf-e-shikan-dar-shikan se rabt

tir-e-nazar se dil ko na chhalni banao 'badr'
achchha nahin hai is but-e-nawak-fagan se rabt