Tamanna b nahin

Sar main saudaa b nahin, dil main tamanna b nahin,
Lekin is tark-e- mohabbat ka bharossa bhi nahin,

Dil ki ginti na yagaanon main na begaanon main,
Lekin us jalwaa-gah-e-naz se uthta bhi nahin,

Shikwa-e-jaur kare kya koi us shokh se jo,
Saaf qayel bhi nahin saaf mukarta bhi nahin,

Meherbaani ko mohabbat nahin kehte aye dost,
Aah ab mujh se teri ranjish-e-bejaa bhi nahin,

Ek muddat se teri yaad bhi aayi nahin hamen,
Aur hum bhool gaye hoon tujhe aesa bhi nahin,

Yeh bhi sach hai ke mohabbat pe nahin main majboor,
Yeh bhi sach hai ke tera husan kuch aisa bhi nahin,

Yuun to hungaame uthaate nahin dewaana-e-ishq,
Magar ae dost kuch aison ka thikaana bhi nahin,

Fitrat-e-husan ko maloom hai tujh ko humdum,
Chaara hi ka hai ba-juzz sabr to hota bhi nahin,

Munh se hum apne bura to nahin kehte ke firaq,
Hai tera dost magar aadmi achaa bhi nahin..