us ke kuche mein bahut rahte hain diwane pade
un mein dekha to miyan-'rangin' na pahchane pade

main safar mein hun aur us ko ghair bahkate hain wan
mujh ko ab kaghaz ke ghode yan se daudne pade

saqiya teri nigah-e-naz ke bais se dekh
jam o khum aundhe hain aur talpat hain paimane pade

doston ke kahne sunne se mujhe majbur ho
zakhm-e-dil jarrah ko ai wae dikhlane pade

ab ghazal ek aur 'rangin' tu badal kar likh radif
qafiya phir ye mukarrar tujh ko kah jaane pade