zaalim thaa vo aur zulm kii aadat bhii bahut thii
majabuur the ham us se muhabbat bhii bahut thii

us but ke sitam sah ke dikhaa hii diyaa ham ne
go apanii tabiyat me.n baGaavat bhii bahut thii

vaaqif hii na thaa ramz-e-muhabbat se vo varnaa
dil ke liye tho.Dii sii inaayat bhii bahut thii

yuu.N hii nahii.n mashhuur-e-zamaanaa meraa qaatil
us shaKhs ko is fan me.n mahaarat bhii bahut thii

kyaa daur-e-Gazal thaa ke lahuu dil me.n bahut thaa
aur dil ko lahuu karane kii fursat bhii bahut thii

har shaam sunaate the hasiino.n ko Gazal ham
jab maal bahut thaa to saKhaavat bhii bahut thii

bulavaa ke ham ’Ajiz’ ko pashemaa.N bhii bahut hai.n
kyaa kiijiye kam_baKht kii shoharat bhii bahut thii

mere hii lahuu par guzar auqaat karo ho
mujh se hii amiiro.n kii tarah baat karo ho

din ek sitam ek sitam raat karo ho
vo dost ho dushman ko biii maat karo ho

ham khaaq_nashiin tum suKhan_aaray sar-e-baam
paas aakar milo duur se kyaa baat karo ho

ham ko jo milaa hai vo tumhii.n se to milaa hai
ham aur bhulaa de.n tumhe.n kyaa baat karo ho

yuu.n to muu.Nh pher ke dekho bhii nahii.n ho
jab vaqt pa.De hai to madaaraat karo ho

na daaman pe ko_ii chii.nT na Khanjar pe ko_ii daaG
tum qatl karo ho ke karaamaat karo ho

bakane do "Aajiz" ko jo bole hai bake hai
diivaanaa hai diivaane se kyaa baat karo ho

is naaz is andaaz se tum haaye chalo ho
roz ek Gazal ham se kahalavaaye chalo ho

rakhanaa hai kahii.n paa.Nv to rakho ho kahii.n paa.Nv
chalanaa zaraa aayaa hai to itaraaye chalo ho

diivaan-e-gul qaidii-e-zanjiir hai aur tum
kyaa ThaaTh se gulashan kii havaa khaaye chalo ho

mai me.n ko_ii Khaamii hai na saaGar me.n ko_ii khoT
piinaa nahii.n aaye hai to chhalkaaye chalo ho

ham kuchh nahii.n kahate hai.n ko_ii kuchh nahii.n kahataa
tum kyaa ho tumhii.n sab se kahalavaaye chalo ho

zulfo.n kii to fitrat hai lekin mere pyaare
zulfo.n se bhii zyaadaa balkhaaye chalo ho

vo shokh sitam_gar to sitam Dhaaye chale hai
tum ho ke "Kaleem" apanii Gazal gaaye chalo ho