ye dil tha pesh hamesha sar-e-masafat-e-ishq
junun talak hi lihaza mili ijazat-e-ishq

khat-e-shikasta mein kya jaane kab kashid aa jae
ki sans rok ke kariyo miyan kitabat-e-ishq

har ek nafas hai muhajir ki aarzi hai qiyam
so shahriyat nahin deti hai ek riyasat-e-ishq

ye bud-o-bash alag to nahin hai meri teri
lahu ke rang mein yaksan hai jab saqafat-e-ishq

wo phul ho ki sitara wo sham ho ki charagh
kabhi kabhi to bahut kam padi wazahat-e-ishq

dhali jo sham to kyon dil hua udas mera
main jaanta hi na tha jab koi alamat-e-ishq

jab ek raat mujhe khwab ek dikhaya gaya
tamam ho gai us raat sab riyazat-e-ishq

phir ek subh mujhe nind se uthaya gaya
utha ke mujh ko ata ki gai niyabat-e-ishq

bahut se kaam kiye main ne zindagi mein magar
jo ek sajda ada ho gaya ba-haalat-e-ishq