tera dil zara bhi zalim jo wafa-shiar hota
tujhe meri qadr hoti tujhe mujh se pyar hota

ye maza tha aashiqi ka ki ye haal-e-zar hota
na tujhe qarar hota na mujhe qarar hota

teri be-rukhi ke dar se meri jaan par ban aai
jo zara main khinch ke rahta tujhe nagawar hota

main gham-e-jahan se ghabra ke bas itna chahta tha
koi chaaragar na hota koi gham-gusar hota

mera haal-e-zar sun kar kisi dil ko rahm aata
meri be-qarariyon par koi be-qarar hota

jo zara si der ko bhi main juda kisi se rahta
to zara si der mein bhi mera intizar hota

idhar apni kaamyabi se ye hoti meri haalat
gham-e-hijr to na hota gham-e-wasl-e-yar hota

magar is ko kya karun main ki nasib mein likha tha
tere bakht-e-bad na hote to tujhe qarar hota

main nawa-e-gham mein apni wo asar kahin se lata
tere dil mein huk uthti jo main be-qarar hota

main use bhi apne hi dil ki tarah kharab karta
tere dil pe kash zalim mera ikhtiyar hota

mera is ghazal se matlab tha 'jalil' sirf itna
main kisi se shikwa karta koi sharmsar hota