wo mere qalb ko chhedega kab guman mein tha
jo ek tir mere dost ki kaman mein tha

wo zer-e-saya-e-altaf-e-baghban mein tha
jo aashiyana zad-e-barq-e-be-aman mein tha

figar lai se hua meri sina-e-nai bhi
nafas nafas teri chahat ka imtihan mein tha

ye moajaza tha yaqinan teri mohabbat ka
jo auj-e-fikr-o-takhayyul mere bayan mein tha

wo jis ne dhup ki parchhain tak nahin dabi
use samajhte ho har lamha saeban mein tha

mukhalifon ko bhi apna bana liya tu ne
ajib tarah ka jadu teri zaban mein tha

niyaz-e-ishq ne aakhir utha diya 'atish'
wo ek parda sa hael jo darmiyan mein tha