zara se dauraniye ki ulfat ko jawedana bana raha hun
main ek baalisht bhar mohabbat se ek fasana bana raha hun

mujhe wafaon ke qaht ka ek sakht mausam guzarna hai
mohabbaton ko hanut kar ke nigar-khana bana raha hun

jo par kate maslahat-pasandi mein shakh-e-dil par ruke hue the
main un parindon se sada-lauhi mein dostana bana raha hun

ghazab ki chingariyan to dildariyon ki shabnam se sard hongi
main talkh lahjon ko narm lafzon se mushfiqana bana raha hun

hawa tanaben ukhed dale ki saeban ko udhed dale
main khauf se be-niyaz ho kar ye aashiyana bana raha hun

jahan main ab khema-zan hua tha wahan se chashma ubal pada hai
so mukhtasar se padaw ko mustaqil thikana bana raha hun