jab se kuchh qaabu hai apnaa kaakul-e-khamdaar par — Haqeer

kyaa jaanein un ki chaal mein eajaaz hai ki sehr
vo bhi unhin se mil gae jo the hamaare log

khuub mil kar gale se ro lenaa
is se dil ki safaai hoti hai

yak-ba-yak tark na karnaa thaa mohabbat mujh se
khair jis tarah se aataa thaa vo aataa jaataa

jaantaa us ko huun davaa ki tarah
chaahtaa us ko huun shifaa ki tarah

haqaarat ki nigaahon se na farsh-e-khaak ko dekho
amiron kaa faqiron kaa yahi aakhir ko bistar hai

band-e-qabaa pe haath hai sharmaae jaate hain
kamsin hain zikr-e-vasl se ghabraae jaate hain

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

vaqt ko bas guzaar lenaa hi
dosto koi zindagaani hai

chhin leti hai aadmi kaa vaqaar
muflisi bhi 'azaab hai yaaro

chhaani hai khaak ham ne bahut ku-e-yaar ki
'jaa’far' is 'aashiqi se kisi ko amaan nahin

ye shab-e-gham ye meri tanhaai
is rifaaqat kaa kaun saani hai

kaise aakaash mein suraakh nahin ho saktaa
ek patthar to tabiat se uchhaalo yaaro