ye 'mir'-e-sitam-kushta kisu waqt jawan tha
andaz-e-sukhan ka sabab shor o fughan tha

jadu ki pudi parcha-e-abyat tha us ka
munh takiye ghazal padhte ajab sehr-bayan tha

jis rah se wo dil-zada dilli mein nikalta
sath us ke qayamat ka sa hangama rawan tha

afsurda na tha aisa ki jun aab-zada khak
aandhi thi bala tha koi aashob-e-jahan tha

kis martaba thi hasrat-e-didar mere sath
jo phul meri khak se nikla nigran tha

majnun ko abas dawa-e-wahsaht hai mujhi se
jis din ki junun mujh ko hua tha wo kahan tha

ghafil the hum ahwal-e-dil-e-khasta se apne
wo ganj usi kunj-e-kharabi mein nihan tha

kis zor se farhad ne khara-shikani ki
har-chand ki wo bekas o be-tab-o-tawan tha

go 'mir' jahan mein kinhon ne tujh ko na jaana
maujud na tha tu to kahan nam-o-nishan tha