bajaaye ashq, lahu chashm-e-tar meN rakhta hooN

bajaaye ashq, lahu chashm-e-tar meN rakhta hooN
sajaa ke Gham ki amaanat ko ghar meN rakhtaa hooN

nahiiN hai Khauf mujhe, raah ke andheroN kaa
ke manziloN ke ujaale, nazar meN rakhtaa hooN

voh ik taRhap, jo nahiiN bijliyoN ko bhii Haasil
maiN apne TooTe hue baal-o-par meN rakhtaa hooN

yeh aur baat hai, Khaamosh hooN sar-e-maHfil
hazaar shikve dil-e-Gham-asar meN rakhtaa hooN

tiraa Khayaal, tirii aarzoo, tire jalve
nah poochh mujh se, maiN kya-kya nazar meN rakhtaa hooN

maiN kyaa bataaooN ke kin azmatoN ka Haasil hai
jo zauq-e-bandagii maiN apne sar meN rakhtaa hooN

na jaane kaun sii jaanib se ko_ii aa jaaye
jalaa ke sham`a har-ik rah-guzar meN rakhtaa hooN

qafas meN mujh ko zamaanaa huaa, magar ''Kaavish''
junoon-e-raf`at-e-parvaaz sar meN rakhtaa hooN