wo jo tum ne gham diya tha mujhe sazgar hota
agar itna aur hota ki wo ustuwar hota

teri be-rukhi ke sadqe mujhe aa gaya hai jina
na to ruthta na zalim mujhe gham se pyar hota

shab-o-roz ke nazare ye karishme rang-o-bu ke
ye tilism tod deta agar ikhtiyar hota

use waqf-e-khak kar ke kiya khub tu ne warna
ye wo zarra tha ki uthta to falak pe bar hota

kabhi ek bar bhi to mera tazkira chaman mein
ba-zaban-e-gul na hota ba-zaban-e-khar hota

lo suno ki ab zamana tumhein kah raha hai kya kuchh
yahi main jo arz karta tumhein nagawar hota

mere pas-e-zabt-e-gham ko na hua pasand warna
na mujhe qarar hota na tumhein qarar hota

are 'nur' kaun sunta tera uzr-e-be-gunahi
tu gunah bhi na karta to gunahgar hota