zahar lagta hai ye aadat ke mutabiq mujh ko
kuchh munafiq bhi batate hain munafiq mujh ko

din chadhe dhup ki baaten nahin sunta koi
chandni-raat pukare tera aashiq mujh ko

kashtiyan reshmi khwabon ki jala kar jaana
kis ki chahat ne bana rakkha hai 'tariq' mujh ko

aap ke nam pe main had mein raha hun lekin
aap ke nam pe duniya ne kiya diq mujh ko

main ne suraj ki tarah khud ko banaya jis din
dekhne aaenge ye maghrib-o-mashriq mujh ko

aap kahte to zara dil ko tasalli hoti
kahne walon ne kaha aashiq-e-sadiq mujh ko