jo tu nahin hai to lagta hai ab ki tu kya hai

chashm-e-hairat ko talluq ki faza tak le gaya

uski diwar pe manqush hai wo harf-e-wafa

laTkai diwar pe kis ne hatim ki taswir

kisi ke samne is tarah surKH-ru hogi

dekhiye haalat ke jogi ka kab TuTe sharap

pyar jadu hai kisi dil mein utar jaega

kitabon se na danish ki farawani se aaya hai

kuchh naya karne ki KHwahish mein purane ho gae

muztarib dil ki kahani aur hai

munawwar jism-o-jaan hone lage hain

jaDon se sukhta tanha shajar hai

de gaya likh kar wo bas itna juda hote hue

ye wo safar hai jahan KHun-baha zaruri hai

muddat se wo KHushbu-e-hina hi nahin aai