un se zahe-nasib mulaqat ho gai
bole bhi kuchh nahin to badi baat ho gai

aashiq fareb-e-wada-e-farda mein aa gaya
jaise tumhaari baat koi baat ho gai

dil par jama jo rang junun-e-bahaar ka
meri khirad bhi shamil-e-haalat ho gai

ruthe hue se ham-nafas-o-ham-khayal hain
aise ki jaise hum se koi baat ho gai

wahm-o-guman sab un ke tasawwur mein bas gae
bazm-e-hayat bazm-e-khayalat ho gai

tar-e-nafas ne saz-e-gham-e-dil suna diya
dil ki lagi bhi shamil-e-naghmat ho gai

karne lage gunah bhi tauba ye kya hua
kya bazm-e-zist bazm-e-khurafat ho gai

duniya ka khel aur bisat-e-tawahhumat
aakhir yahi hua ki hamein mat ho gai

apna liya unhon ne to aalam badal gaya
jins-e-wafa jahan mein saughat ho gai

'khushtar' wo qadr-danon mein saz-e-tarab bani
apni ghazal bhi hasil-e-naghmat ho gai