aaj unhen kuchh is tarah ji khol kar dekha kiye
ek hi lamhe mein jaise umr-bhar dekha kiye

dil agar betab hai dil ka muqaddar hai yahi
jis qadar thi hum ko taufiq-e-nazar dekha kiye [...]

Na Ishq Ki Tamanna Thi Na Madhoshi Ki Bekraari Thi

Yeh Tere Husn Ka Jalwa Hai, Jo Hum Diwane Ho Gaye!

zamin-e-nur o naghma par
khuda-e-rang ke bikhre hue jalwaon ko pahchanen
use samjhen use jaanen
yaqin aa jae to manen
yahan to kahkashan mutthi mein hai
lal-o-jawahir pairahan par hain shuaon ke kai dhabbe har ek ujle badan par hain
yahan rangin mashinen daeron mein jhuk ke milti hain
kisi se ruth jate hain kisi ke sath chalte hain
yahan ke samri goyai le lete hain
aur palkon pe hairat ke dariche khol dete hain
yahan har nafa ke khane mein poshida khasara hai
fusun kam ho to phir bahar ka har manzar hamara hai
jise hum chand samjhe hain bhatakta sa sitara hai
yahi suraj se jita hai yahi jugnu se haara hai
ye fitrat ka ishaara hai
chalo tanwir-shah! uttho

ishq ka zauq-e-nazara muft mein badnam hai
husn khud be-tab hai jalwa dikhane ke liye
love is needlessly defamed that for vision it is keen
beauty is impatient too for its splendour to be seen