arman ko chhupane se musibat mein hai jaan aur
shoale ko dabaate hain to uthta hai dhuan aur

inkar kiye jao isi taur se han aur
honton pe hai kuchh aur nigahon se ayan aur

khud tu ne badhai hai ye tafriq-e-jahan aur
tu ek magar rup yahan aur wahan aur

dil mein koi ghuncha kabhi khilte nahin dekha
is bagh mein kya aa ke bana legi khizan aur

itna bhi mere ahd-e-wafa par na karo shak
han han main samajhta hun ki hai rasm-e-jahan aur

har lab pe tera nam hai ek main hun ki chup hun
duniya ki zaban aur hai aashiq ki zaban aur

ab koi sada meri sada par nahin deta
aawaz-e-tarab aur thi aawaz-e-fughan aur

kuchh dur pe milti hain haden arz-o-sama ki
sahra-e-talab mein nahin manzil ka nishan aur

ek aah aur ek ashk pe hai qissa-e-dil khatm
rakhti nahin alfaz-e-mohabbat ki zaban aur

wo subh ke tare ki jhapakne si lagi aankh
kuchh der zara dida-e-anjum-nigaran aur

'mulla' wahi tum aur wahi ku-e-hasinan
jaise kabhi duniya mein na tha koi jawan aur