sau hath uthe karb ki khushbu ko churane
kya zakhm lagae hain mere tan pe hawa ne

raste mein koi ped jo mil jae to baithun
wo bar uthaya hai ki dikhne lage shane

aankhon mein basi thi tere chehre ki tamazat
chalne na diya rah mein zanjir-e-sada ne

chehre the ki marqad ki tarah nauha-ba-lab the
kya kya na rulaya mujhe manus faza ne

naghmon ke taaqub mein na jao ki abhi tak
insan ko mayassar hi nahin hont hilane

kyun itne pareshan ho unwan ki talab mein
kirdar mukammal ho to bante hain fasane

aankhon ke jharokon se kise dhund rahe ho
har naqsh mita dala hai sahra ki hawa ne

duniya mein yahi soch ke zinda hun main 'afzal'
ehsas to bakhsha hai mujhe mere khuda ne