tark-o-talab ke hangamon ko ishq samajhna wahshat hai
ishq tahayyur be-payan hai ishq mujassam hairat hai

tum to yaqinan jaante hoge waqai kya ye haqiqat hai
aksar log kaha karte hain ishq bada bad-qismat hai

qafile walo na-waqif ho shayad in asrar se tum
rah-e-talab mein gahe-gahe gumrahi bhi neamat hai

hum diwane kya batlaen hum se na puchho kyon yaro
har tahzib ki mehrabon mein khun-e-bashar ki rangat hai

fikr nahin hai us unsur ka nam mohabbat hai shayad
jis se tahziben banti hain jis se zist ibarat hai

raat ne saz-e-mah-o-anjum par kitni loriyan chhedi hain
ji karta hai ab so jaen ai gham-e-hijr ijazat hai

duniya ko irfan-e-mohabbat dene walon mein 'hairat'
jaane kitne log hain jin ko apne aap se nafrat hai