nahin kuchh intiha afsurdagi ki
na kuchh aalim samajhte hain na kuchh jahil samajhte hain
subh-dam aaya to kya hangam-e-sham aaya to kya
jab koi leta hai mere samne nam-e-ghazal
jo puchhte hain ki ye ishq-o-ashiqi kya hai
pech-o-tab
shikast-e-jam
karwan-e-hayat
afkar-e-pareshan
raushni kam hai
isi ka nam shayad zindagi hai
koi samjhe na samjhe is haqiqat ko magar najmi
wafa ki aaD mein kya kya hui jafa hum par
wahi subh-o-masa wahi shab-o-roz
ummid-e-wafa ke pesh-e-nazar main unki jafaen bhul gaya
