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
aashufta-nawai se apni duniya ko jagata jata hun
dekh kar hum ko asir-e-arzu
bulbul-e-rangin-nawa KHamosh hai
jaen kahan hum aap ka arman liye hue
soz hai dil ke dagh mein ab tak
mujhe dair bhi ho kyun kar na haram ki tarah pyara
tum jalwa dikhao to zara parda-e-dar se
jab dil hi nahin hai pahlu mein phir ishq ka sauda kaun kare
un ke wadon ka haal kya kahiye
kitna muKHtasar hai ye zindagi ka afsana
