sina-e-shair gham se bhara hai aankh magar namnak nahin hai

sina-e-shair gham se bhara hai aankh magar namnak nahin hai
roz-e-azal se hai diwana daman lekin chaak nahin hai
hijr ke gham mein rone wale tera alam duniya ki nazar mein
kal bhi ibrat-nak nahin tha aaj bhi ibrat-nak nahin hai


shikwa-ba-lab wo rind hain saqi aaj bhi tere maikhane mein
tishna-dahan baithe hain lekin arz-e-talab bebak nahin hai
shair ki aawara tabiat asl mein hai tazin-e-mohabbat
naseh mushfiq tum sab kuchh ho sirf yahi idrak nahin hai


tu hi bata hum aise insan teri gali mein kyun aate hain
teri adaen shokh nahin hain teri nazar bebak nahin hai
main hi kya kuchh aur yagane meri tarah hain tere diwane
parwanon ki khak mein shamil lekin meri khak nahin hai


tum ne 'aziz' us ki mahfil mein shab na sahi lamhe tu guzare
mustaqbil ki fikr to kyun ho haal bhi hasrat-nak nahin hai