sar-e-sham us ne munh se jo rukh-e-naqab ulta
na ghurub hone paya wahin aaftab ulta

jo kisi ne 'qais-o-laila' use la ke di musawwar
na haya ke mare us ne waraq-e-kitab ulta

main hisab-e-bosa ji mein kahin apne kar raha tha
wo laga mujhi se karne talab aur hisab ulta

jo hain aashna-e-mashrab wo kisi se hon na sail
isi waste rahe hai qadah-e-habab ulta

mah-e-chaar-dah ka aalam main dikhaunga falak ko
agar us ne parda munh se shab-e-mahtab ulta

jo khafa hua main ji mein kisi baat par shab-e-wasl
sahar uth ke mere aage wahin is ne khwab ulta

ba-sawal-e-bosa us ne mujhe ruk ke di jo gali
main adab ke mare us ko na diya jawab ulta

kahin chashm-e-mehr us par to na pad gai ho ya rab
jo nikalte subh ghar se wo phira shitab ulta

main hua hun jis pe aashiq ye shagarf majra hai
ki mere iwaz laga hai use iztirab ulta

kisi mast ki lagi hai magar is ke sar ko thokar
jo pada hai mai-kade mein ye khum-e-sharab ulta

ye maqam-e-afrin hai ki ba-zor mushafi ne
unhi qafiyon ko phir bhi ba-sad aab-o-tab ulta