tadapte dil ki kashti muflisi mein dub jaegi
mohabbat ban ke hasrat bebasi mein dub jaegi

isi ummid par sahta raha main dhup ki yurish
kisi din meri hasti chandni mein dub jaegi

khuda ka shukr hai bachche mere tahzib wale hain
ye dar tha nasl apni tirgi mein dub jaegi

yahi aasar lagta hai na mil paenge hum donon
tamanna wasl ki gham ki nadi mein dub jaegi

kahan tak dastan-e-gham sunaen aap ko 'irfan'
tabiat aap ki phir bekali mein dub jaegi