ye zakhm-ha-e-gham-e-mohabbat ye dagh-ha-e-gham-e-zamana
inhin charaghon ke dam se raushan raha hai dil ka gharib-khana

wo fitne jag utthe aankh milte wo zalzale le rahe hain karwat
zara tasawwur mein aa gaya tha khayal-e-tamir-e-ashiyana

kabhi shikayat ki bewafa hun kabhi khafa arz-e-muddaa par
mere satane ko mil hi jata hai aap ko kuchh na kuchh bahana

inhin pe hai lutf-e-barq-o-baran karam unhin par hai baghban ka
mere nasheman ke chaar tinke hain markaz-e-gardish-e-zamana

ye kohna-sali mein 'badr' tum ko ghazal-sarai ki khub sujhi
na ab wo rangini-e-takhayyul na ab wo jazbaat-e-shairana