ye shab-e-furqat mein rang-e-gardish-e-ayyam tha
subh ka tara jise samjha charagh-e-sham tha

hum suna karte the aksar garmi-e-mahshar ka nam
ab jo dekha ek sitamgar aaftab-e-baam tha

imtiyaz-e-ishq tha phir kaise la sakta tha tab
hashr bas is par bapa tha us ka jalwa aam tha

ishq par lazim tha khud farhad ka sar todna
pukhtagi ka us ko dawa us ko sauda kham tha

aap to mukhtar the jo dil ne chaha wo kiya
aur phir ulta mujhi par hashr mein ilzam tha

mast saqi ki nazar ki jumbihson ko kya kahun
yani be-parda jawab-e-gardish-e-ayyam tha

main nasheman mein raha sayyaad ka yun bhi asir
dil mein tha mere qafas aankhon mein meri dam tha

nama-bar ko jaan de di iztirab-e-shauq mein
bas yahi nama mera tha bas yahi paigham tha

imtihan-e-ishq us ne kyon liya ai ahl-e-ishq
pukhta-karon ki taraf se kya khayal-e-kham tha

mujh ko jab se hosh hai lakhon tarah ke gham mein hun
hosh mein jab tak na tha mujh ko bahut aaram tha

kya 'wafa' ki sarguzisht-e-gham kahun yaadash-ba-khair
mar raha tha aur lab par aap hi ka nam tha