us pe kuchh bhi asar nahin hota
be-khabar ba-khabar nahin hota

dil mein kab jalwa-gar nahin hota
kab wo pesh-e-nazar nahin hota

tujh se dil be-khabar nahin hota
nahin hota magar nahin hota

kya kathin manzil-e-mohabbat hai
khizr bhi ham-safar nahin hota

haal-e-mahjur puchhte kya ho
hosh do-do pahar nahin hota

kya kahun bad-gumaniyan dil ki
etibar-e-nazar nahin hota

us pe rahmat ko naz hota hai
jis dua mein asar nahin hota

phir dobara nazar nahin uthti
ishq bar-e-digar nahin hota

nur-e-'kaukab' ne wo ziya pai
ki muqabil qamar nahin hota