ghairon ka to kahna kya mahram se nahin kahta
main aalam-e-gham apna aalam se nahin kahta

padh leti hain kaifiyyat kuchh tadpi hui nazren
dukh apna main har chashm-e-pur-nam se nahin kahta

rahgir hun main aisa har kham se guzarta hai
dawat pe jo rindan-e-khurram se nahin kahta

mausam hama-gardish hai pasmanda-e-gardish mein
lab-tishna koi ye shai kyun jam se nahin kahta

kasb-e-mutharrik se pa-basta nasab tughre
ye kya hai koi ahal-e-khatam se nahin kahta

aa dagh-e-mohabbat ke sanche mein tujhe dhaalun
khatam se main kahta hun dirham se nahin kahta

kuchh baat thi kahne ki kuchh bhul gaya ab main
fitrat se nahin kahta aadam se nahin kahta

kahiye to nahin bawar na kahiye to kafir-tar
kahne ki qasam mujh ko ko main zam se nahin kahta

kahlane mein khud un ka kuchh takmila na-ras hai
ulte unhin shikwe hain kyun hum se nahin kahta

han meri ye uljhan to har dil mein khatakti hai
kuchh mud ke koi zulf-e-barham se nahin kahta

kyun ho na junun kam-go jab hota hai ye zirak
dohraati hui baaten mahrum se nahin kahta

kahne se hua gahra kuchh aur gham-e-pinhan
main sae se kahta hun hamdam se nahin kahta

jis lamhe se dekha hai ek sher sarapa ko
danista koi misra us dam se nahin kahta

dete hain wo mahfil mein yun dad 'latifi' ko
ashaar ye kya aksar mubham se nahin kahta