shab ki palkon pe hun thahre hue aansu ki tarah
subh hote hi main kho jaunga jugnu ki tarah

dekh sakta nahin mahsus to kar sakta hun
mujh mein tahlil hua hai koi khushbu ki tarah

raqs karta hai mere dil ke shabistan mein koi
aur sada aati hai bajte hue ghunghru ki tarah

meri khushbu hi pareshan kiye hai mujh ko
dil ke sahra mein bhatakta hun main aahu ki tarah

mere haalat hi khud mujh ko bana dete hain
kabhi shoala kabhi shabnam kabhi aansu ki tarah

khalwat-e-shab ho ki jalwat ki hasin mahfil ho
hum ne mahsus kiya hai use khushbu ki tarah

dhup mein aata hai jab us ka tasawwur 'afzal'
mere ehsas pe chha jata hai gesu ki tarah