kabhi yun bhi aa meri aankh mein ki meri nazar ko khabar na ho
mujhe ek raat nawaz de magar is ke baad sahar na ho

wo bada rahim o karim hai mujhe ye sifat bhi ata kare
tujhe bhulne ki dua karun to meri dua mein asar na ho [...]

agar yaqin nahin aata to aazmae mujhe
wo aaina hai to phir aaina dikhae mujhe

ajab charagh hun din raat jalta rahta hun
main thak gaya hun hawa se kaho bujhae mujhe [...]

abhi is taraf na nigah kar main ghazal ki palken sanwar lun
mera lafz lafz ho aaina tujhe aaine mein utar lun

main tamam din ka thaka hua tu tamam shab ka jaga hua
zara thahar ja isi mod par tere sath sham guzar lun [...]

'athar' tum ne ishq kiya kuchh tum bhi kaho kya haal hua
koi naya ehsas mila ya sab jaisa ahwal hua

ek safar hai wadi-e-jaan mein tere dard-e-hijr ke sath
tera dard-e-hijr jo badh kar lazzat-e-kaif-e-visal hua [...]

taskin-e-dil-e-mahzun na hui wo sai-e-karam farma bhi gae
is sai-e-karam ko kya kahiye bahla bhi gae tadpa bhi gae

hum arz-e-wafa bhi kar na sake kuchh kah na sake kuchh sun na sake
yan hum ne zaban hi kholi thi wan aankh jhuki sharma bhi gae [...]

partaw-e-saghar-e-sahba kya tha
raat ek hashr sa barpa kya tha

kyun jawani ki mujhe yaad aai
main ne ek khwab sa dekha kya tha [...]