sab se pahle ishq mein ungli hi pakdi jae hai
rafta-rafta phir kahin pahunche ka number aae hai

roz mujh ko wada-e-farda pe jo tarkhae hai
main teri chaalon ko samjhun hun mujhe bahlae hai

wo to sach-much qatl ke maidan mein hain khanjar-ba-kaf
ab na thahra jae hai mujh se na bhaga jae hai

dil to dil han jaan kho kar bhi na paya aap ko
hum to sunte aae hain jo khoe hai wo pae hai

dekh hatha-pai ki naubat na aa jae kahin
kya teri shamat na ghera hai jo tu sharmae hai

un ki chahat thi mujhe ab meri chahat hai unhen
husn bhi to ishq ke sanche mein dhalta jae hai

tujh se teri zulf se donon pareshan ho gae
mujh ko tu latkae hai aur dil ko wo latkae hai

mujh se ye kah kar sifarish kar rahe hain ghair ki
hae bechaara hamesha tapta rah jae hai

arz-e-dil sun kar ajib andaz se kahne lage
meri sunta hi nahin bas apni apni gae hai

kuchh meri tadbir se kuchh ghair ki taqdir se
kaam banta hai magar ban ban ke bigda jae hai

sharbat-e-didar ki ummid un se kya karen
ab shakar milti nahin hai sirf gud ki chae hai

jagna aur intizar-e-yar karna hai fuzul
roz ka dhanda hai ye wo aae hai na jae hai

ek jhalak dikhla ke tu hafton ko pinhan ho gaya
mujh pe mere yar kyon jhuta karam farmae hai

baat qabu ki nahin hai ab to main majbur hun
kya tabiat ko sanbhaalun dil to phisla jae hai

main ne mana sher mere kuchh nahin phir bhi 'zarif'
kuchh na kuchh mahfil ka in se rang to jam jae hai