ruth kar ek mah-ru kya meri mahfil se gaya
rang phulon se gaya naghma anadil se gaya

naw yaadon ki shafaq ke paniyon mein kho gai
rafta rafta ye saman bhi chashm-e-sahil se gaya

tirgi si chha gai baam-o-dar-e-ehsas par
kaun waqt-e-sham uth kar mahfil-e-dil se gaya

teri hasti se talatum tha meri amwaj mein
ab ye pech-o-kham bhi zulf-e-mauj-e-sahil se gaya

kya mila ai dil tujhe ishq-e-but-e-gulfam se
jam-e-jam ki justuju mein kuza-e-gul se gaya

lash bhi salim na chhodi kushtagan-e-ishq ki
ab ye shewa bhi nigah-e-chashm-e-qatil se gaya

'shaikh' ji in mast aankhon se raho kuchh dur dur
jo yahan tak aa gaya wo bach ke mushkil se gaya