ye kaise malbe ke niche daba diya gaya hun
mujhe badan se nikalo main tang aa gaya hun

kise dimagh hai be-faiz sohbaton ka miyan
khabar uda do ki main shahr se chala gaya hun

maal-e-ishq-e-ana-gir hai ye mukhtasaran
main wo darinda hun jo khud ko hi chaba gaya hun

koi ghadi hai ki hota hun aastin mein dafn
main dil se bahta hua aankh tak to aa gaya hun

mera tha markazi kirdar is kahani mein
bade saliqe se be-majra kiya gaya hun

wo mujh ko dekh raha hai ajab tahayyur se
na-jaane jhonk mein kya kuchh use bata gaya hun

mujhe bhula na sakegi ye rahguzar-e-junun
qadam jama na saka rang to jama gaya hun

sab ehtimam se pahunche hain us ki bazm mein aaj
main apne haal mein sarmast o mubtala gaya hun

mere kahe se mere gird-o-pesh kuchh bhi nahin
so jo dikhaya gaya hai wo dekhta gaya hun

use bataya nahin hijr mein jo haal hua
jo baat sab se zaruri thi wo chhupa gaya hun

ghazal mein khinch ke rakh di hai apni jaan irfan
har ek sher mein dil ka lahu baha gaya hun