soz-e-gham se jigar jal raha hai magar mera dard-e-nihan aashkara nahin
ghut ke marna gawara hai ai chaara-gar raaz-e-ulfat ayan ho gawara nahin

shama jalti rahi raat dhalti rahi nabz-e-bimar ruk ruk ke chalti rahi
aa ke dam bhar ke mehman ko ab dekh lo is ke bachne ka koi sahaara nahin

bach ke tufan ki zad se kahan jaega ab kahan tak talatum se takraega
is safine ko ab dub jaane bhi do jis ki qismat mein koi kinara nahin

hai chaman to wahi wo nasheman kahan chand tinkon ki khatir chalen aandhiyan
ab wo jhonke nahin ab wo tufan nahin ab wo shoale nahin wo sharara nahin

khar-o-gul mein hai baham ye paikar kya ye jafa-o-wafa mein hai takrar kya
dil ki bazi mein hai jit kya haar kya husn jita nahin ishq haara nahin

jis se bazm-e-wafa mein charaghan na ho dil ki viran basti gulistan na ho
ye tabassum to koi tabassum nahin ye ishaara to koi ishaara nahin

dil se bigdi khirad se khafa ho gaya din-o-duniya se na-ashna ho gaya
baithe baithe 'wafa' ko ye kya ho gaya ab tumhaara karam bhi gawara nahin