meri jaanib na ab badhna mohabbat
main ab pahle se mushkil rasta hun

mere tawiz mein jo kaghaz hai
us pe likkha hai mohabbat karna

hans ke farmate hain wo dekh ke haalat meri
kyun tum aasan samajhte the mohabbat meri

seeing my condition, she laughs and asks of me
"easy did you then imagine, loving me would be?" [...]

wo to ghazal suna ke akela khada raha
sab apne apne chahne walon mein kho gae

kahin chand rahon mein kho gaya kahin chandni bhi bhatak gai
main charagh wo bhi bujha hua meri raat kaise chamak gai

meri dastan ka uruj tha teri narm palkon ki chhanw mein
mere sath tha tujhe jagna teri aankh kaise jhapak gai [...]

dil ki dhadkan ko suna ghaur se kal raat 'adil'
jis ko main dhundhta rahta hun basa hai mujh mein