tujhe dekhe zara bhi jis ko shak ho us ki sanat mein
nazar aata hai qudrat ka namuna teri surat mein

fana ke baad bhi raushan rahega chehra-e-ashiq
na farq aaega hargiz tere bimaron ki surat mein

natija khak mein mil jaega shab-zinda-dari ka
agar bhule se bhi jhapki palak shab-ha-e-furqat mein

maza aata hai dil ko bulbul-e-shaida ke nalon se
hawale mere afsanon ke hain us ki hikayat mein

zahe-bakht-e-rasa un ke jo pahonche qurb mein tere
bade aaram se hain saya-e-daman-e-daulat mein

nazar ko kaun qasr-e-yar tak pahunchae deta hai
laga di kis ne aisi durbin chashm-e-basirat mein

banata hai ghubar-e-dasht apni chashm ka surma
tere majnun ko ai laila nai sujhi hai wahshat mein

mai-e-gul-gun ki waiz se mazammat sun ke hans dena
chala aata hai ye dastur yaran-e-tariqat mein

main ai 'betab' khud majbur hun kuchh ban nahin padta
tapak padte hain aansu khud-bakhud aankhon se furqat mein