shab-e-firaq hamara wo nim-jaan hona
ajal ka aap hi ghar mein wo mehman hona

khafa na sun ke mera haal mehrban hona
ki is bayan ko ek din hai dastan hona

dayar-e-husn ki sar-garmiyan maaz-allah
har ek qadam pe mohabbat ka imtihan hona

koi sitam ho yahin se shurua hota hai
ghazab hai kucha-e-jaanan ka aasman hona

ajal se pahle saba le udi sar-e-manzil
kahan pe aaya hai kaam apna na-tawan hona

utha wo dard kaleje mein wo gire aansu
nahin hai khel mohabbat ka raaz-dan hona

nigah-e-qahr kabhi aur kabhi karam ki nazar
inhin adaon ka mil-jul ke dastan hona

wo kya kare na mite gar teri mohabbat mein
likha ho jis ke muqaddar mein be-nishan hona

abhi na shad ho takmil-e-ishq par 'afqar'
abhi hai tark-e-mohabbat ka imtihan hona