kitni dilkash hain tere aariz-o-lab ki yaaden
kis qadar tauba-shikan hai teri zulfon ka khayal

kitna pur-kaif tasawwur hai teri aankhon ka
tab kis ko hai jo dekhe teri qamat ka jamal

tujh ko ek phul kahun chand kahun khwab kahun
zehn-e-shair mein ba-yak-waqt ye ubhre hain sawal

tere chehre ko sabhi ek kanwal kahte hain
aur hum tujh ko sarapa-e-ghazal kahte hain

mere jazbaat farawan mere zakhmon ke nishan
teri duzdida-nigahi ka gila karte hain

har ghadi phul damakte hue rukhsaron ke
mere ehsas ke gulshan mein khila karte hain

kya bataun tujhe apne dil-e-betab ka haal
kitne dipak mere sine mein jala karte hain

be-niyaz-e-gham-e-ayyam mere zehn-o-nazar
gum sarab-e-lab-o-ariz mein raha karte hain

teri aawaz ke shoalon mein sahar jalti hai
muskurahat mein teri barq-e-tapan palti hai

lekin ai jaan-e-sukhan tujh ko khabar hai ki nahin
mere kashana-e-ghurbat pe nazar hai ki nahin

tu ki parwarda-e-aghosh-e-nasim-e-gulshan
jism-e-simin pe ye zartar tere pairahan

garm jhonkon ki inayat se bachenge kab tak
khar-zar-e-gham-e-hasti mein rahenge kab tak

mutrib-e-waqt kahin chhed na de talkh ghazal
dar hai mismar na ho jae ye naghmon ka mahal

jaan-e-jaan silsila khwabon ka kahin tut na jae
tere hathon se kahin jam-e-wafa chhut na jae