ye kaisi baat mera mehrban bhul gaya

kitna DhunDa use jab ek ghazal aur kahi

ba-faiz-e-agahi ye kya azab dekh liya

tahayyur hai bala ka ye pareshani nahin jati

yahan jo zaKHm milte hain wo silte hain yahin mere

hum apne zauq-e-safar ko safar sitara karen

chahe tu shauq se mujhe wahshat-e-dil shikar kar

kar-e-hunar sanwarne walon mein aaega

badal chuke hain sab agli riwayaton ke nisab

sitamgaron se Darun chup rahun nibah karun

mere junun ko hawas mein shumar kar lega

kaho kya mehrban na-mehrban taqdir hoti hai

dastar-e-hunar baKHshish-e-darbar nahin hai

bite hue lamhat ko pahchan mein rakhna

jab tak fasil-e-jism ka dar khul na jaega