shikast-e-gham ka tasawwur ajib hai lekin
teri nigah pe kitna mujhe bharosa hai

mere junun ko nae aastan ki hajat thi
teri talash thi ai jaan-e-husn-o-barnai

tujhi ko pa ke mohabbat ne sar uthaya hai
jabin-e-naz pe ab itni muskurahat hai

ki dub jaenge is raushni mein wahm-o-guman
main sochta hun ki kitna hasin muqaddar hai

mere liye hi khile hain masarraton ke kanwal
ye e'timad mujhe de gai ho tum aa kar

sanam-kadon mein to phaili hai tirgi har-su
har ek samt se uthti hain sogwar aankhen

ki jab bhi hausla-e-dil ko aazmaya hai
kisi ko ahd-e-wafa phir na ras aaya hai

magar jo zakhm-e-jigar ki pukar gunj uthe
magar jo tishna-labi ka koi mudawa ho