yun to pahlu mein mere aae to sharma jae hai aur tasawwur mein wo zalim be-dhadak aa jae hai baithe baithe yaad jab wo bewafa aa jae hai yun lage hai jaise dil pahlu se nikla jae hai us ke rukh par zulf jab shokhi se lahra jae hai kya kahun us waqt dil mein kya khayal aa jae hai kya kahun us ki judai kya ghazab dha jae hai jite ji hi mujh ko marne ka maza aa jae hai itna hi nazdik tujh ko pa raha hun dil se main jis qadar o bewafa tu dur hota jae hai jitni jitni badh rahi hain ishq ki majburiyan utna utna zindagi ka lutf badhta jae hai yaad aana us ka furqat mein qayamat ho gaya lakh samjhata hun par dil hai ki machla jae hai yun na thukra iltija barbaad dil par rahm kar sabr ka daman mere hathon se chhuta jae hai jab kami mahsus hogi un ko meri har jagah wo zaman-e-hijr mein nazdik aaya jae hai jab nahin hota koi gham ka meri fariyaad-ras dard-e-dil ash'ar ke sanchon mein dhalta jae hai jab umandta hai dil-e-pur-gham wufur-e-dard se phir kahan palkon se ashkon ko sanbhaala jae hai ho ke sharminda koi mail ho jis dam lutf par be-khudi-e-shauq mein phir kis se sambhla jae hai ek payam-e-na-shunida nala-e-na-afrid hae wo naghma jo saz-e-dil pe gaya jae hai ashk bhar-bhar aae hain is waqt aankhon mein meri apni barbaadi ka manzar kis se dekha jae hai shikwa aa hi jae hai 'sahir' lab-e-mayus par yurish-e-gham se dil-e-nakaam ghabra jae hai