kaam kuchh aa na sakī rasm-e-shanāsā.ī bhī
shāmil-e-bazm thī shāyad mirī tanhā.ī bhī
kaash tū apnī talab meñ kabhī pahuñche mujh tak
terā hī aa.ina hai chashm-e-tamāshā.ī bhī
sahl mat samjho mire shauq kī nākāmī ko
muft miltī hai kahīñ izzat-e-rusvā.ī bhī
chashm-e-be-ḳhvāb meñ hai ḳhvāb kī sūrat ik shaḳhs
ḳhud se ġhāfil bhī hai aur mahv-e-ḳhud-ārā.ī bhī
ḳhair maiñ to isī qābil thā magar ye to batā
zindagī kyā tū kisī ko kabhī raas aa.ī bhī