wo surat gard-e-gham mein chhup gai ho
bahut mumkin ye wo hi aadmi ho

main thahra aabshaar-e-shahr-e-pur-fan
ghane jangal ki tum bahti nadi ho

bahut masruf hai angusht-e-naghma
magar tum to abhi tak bansuri ho

meri aankhon mein registan base hain
koi aise mein sawan ki jhadi ho

diya jo bujh chuka hai phir jalana
bahut mahsus jab meri kami ho

ye shab jaise koi be-man ki bachchi
akele rote rote so gai ho

wo dariya mein nahana chandni ka
ki chandi jaise ghul kar bah rahi ho

kahani kahne wale kah rahe hain
magar jaane wahi jis par padi ho

miyan! diwan ka mat roab dalo
padho koi ghazal jo waqai ho

ghazal wo mat sunana hum ko shaer
jo behad samain mein chal chuki ho