wo shakhs meri rasai se mawara bhi na tha
bashar bhi khair na hoga magar khuda bhi na tha

kaha shuur ne us waqt harf-e-qum mujh se
ki la-shuur jagane se jagta bhi na tha

ajab thi saat-e-aghaz-e-gulsitan-bandi
nawed-e-gul bhi na thi muzhda-e-saba bhi na tha

wo ibtida-e-safar ab bhi yaad aati hai
kisi mein meri rifaqat ka hausla bhi na tha

ghalat-numa-o-ghalat-bin hain baz aaine
is e'tiraaz ko naqqad manta bhi na tha

shahid-e-zauq-e-taghazzul tha kam-sukhan 'jafar'
ghazal ki baat na chalti to bolta bhi na tha