tum achchhe masiha ho dawa kyun nahin dete
be-nur jo hai shama bujha kyun nahin dete

be-nam hun be-nang hun zahir to hai tum par
gar rabt nahin dil se bhula kyun nahin dete

khushbu ki tarah phul ki utthunga chaman se
to phul ko zulfon se gira kyun nahin dete

pahunchunga kashakash mein jahan tum ne bulaya
tum hashr ke maidan se sada kyun nahin dete

mahfil mein agar raunaq-e-mahfil hai koi aur
ye baat bhi mahfil ko bata kyun nahin dete

ek bund si larzan hai sar-e-chashm-e-tamanna
nayab nahin aab gira kyun nahin dete

na-karda gunahon ki saza maut mili hai
phir karda-gunahon ki saza kyun nahin dete

zakhmon ko mere dil pe agar dekh liya hai
daman se wafaon ki hawa kyun nahin dete

dekha tha kabhi hum ne mohabbat ka janaza
baqi hai agar kuchh to dikha kyun nahin dete

har lamha hamara hi fasana hai zaban par
hum kuchh bhi nahin hain to bhala kyun nahin dete

kar lenge har ek manzil-e-dushwar ko sar hum
ek jam mohabbat ka pila kyun nahin dete