surur-o-kaif hai kuchh lazzat-e-baqa to nahin
ye ibtida ki haqiqat hai intiha to nahin

sitare tir nigahon se dekhte kyun hain
mera junun koi mere liye bala to nahin

fareb khae na kyun kar kisi ka sada dil
zamana-saz nigahon se aashna to nahin

kahin giri to hai bijli zara nazar kije
kisi gharib ki palti hui dua to nahin

hazar bar khizan se bahaar takrai
chaman ka raaz magar aaj tak khula to nahin

mizaj-e-husn mukaddar hai kyun khuda jaane
is aaine mein koi baal aa gaya to nahin

hujum-e-naz mein jalwa-farebiyon ke siwa
'kalim' aur koi hadisa hua to nahin