tujh se mil jaane ke imkan hue kaise kaise
khwab hi mein sahi saman hue kaise kaise

log ye soch ke ho jaen na haalat kharab
aalam-e-aish mein hairan hue kaise kaise

lafz budhe hun to paigham koi kya bheje
hum saba se bhi pasheman hue kaise kaise

koi jalwa hai na chehra na tajalli na kiran
aaine be-sar-o-saman hue kaise kaise

dil ke armanon ka kya haal kahen tum se miyan
bagh is mulk ke viran hue kaise kaise

kaisi kafur-pasandi hai jahan mein ai 'nur'
log jab mar gae zi-shan hue kaise kaise