Rukhsat hue nazar se, aashnayi bhi gayi,
Dil ki dar-o-deewar se teri parchayi bhi gayi...

Shaita'an-numa hui jati hai zaat insan ki,
Aye khuda kya teri khudayi bhi gayi...

Kuch talkhi hai unki baaton me 'Azam' ke aaj,
Hume ek ek ke sau sau sunayi bhi gayi...

Pas-e-jaanan aate nahi lafz muh ko,
Sher ki kya kahiye, ghazal-sarayi bhi gayi...

Hum khanabadoshon ko kab tak mile panah,
Fuzu'ul chahnewalon ki duhayi bhi gayi...

- Azam