Aadatan mayus ab to sham hai

aadatan mayus ab to sham hai
hijr to bas muft hi badnam hai

aaj phir dhundla gaya mera KHayal
aaj phir alfaz mein kohram hai

algani par Tang kar din ka libas
raat ko ab chain hai aaram hai

naqs tabiron mein kyun karna rahe
KHwab hi jab ke hamara KHam hai

muKHtalif shaklen banana waqt ka
bas yahi to gardish-e-ayyam hai

is firaq-e-na-tawan mein aaj phir
ye ghazal bhi lo tumhaare nam hai

barf ke dariya kinare aaftab
ya wahan mashuq lala-fam hai

falsafa koi zaruri to nahin
masKHari bhi shairi mein aam hai

yar batla do mujhe us ka pata
mujh ko 'ulfat' se zara sa kaam hai