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
wahi subh-o-masa wahi shab-o-roz
wafa ki aaD mein kya kya hui jafa hum par
ummid-e-wafa ke pesh-e-nazar main unki jafaen bhul gaya
