jab koi leta hai mere samne nam-e-ghazal
jaen kahan hum aap ka arman liye hue
subh-dam aaya to kya hangam-e-sham aaya to kya
aashufta-nawai se apni duniya ko jagata jata hun
mujhe dair bhi ho kyun kar na haram ki tarah pyara
jo puchhte hain ki ye ishq-o-ashiqi kya hai
jab dil hi nahin hai pahlu mein phir ishq ka sauda kaun kare
tarana-e-gham-e-pinhan hai har KHushi apni
apni hasti ko yahan be-muddaa samjha tha main
tum jalwa dikhao to zara parda-e-dar se
kitna muKHtasar hai ye zindagi ka afsana
un ke wadon ka haal kya kahiye
bulbul-e-rangin-nawa KHamosh hai
nahin kuchh intiha afsurdagi ki
soz hai dil ke dagh mein ab tak
