is baat ki nahin hai koi intiha na puchh
ai muddaa-e-khalq mera muddaa na puchh

kya kah ke phul banti hain kaliyan gulab ki
ye raaz mujh se bulbul-e-shirin-nawa na puchh

jitne gada-nawaz the kab ke guzar chuke
ab kyun bichhae baithe hain hum boriya na puchh

pesh-e-nazar hai past-o-buland-e-rah-e-junun
hum be-khudon se qissa-e-arz-o-sama na puchh

sumbul se wasta na chaman se munasibat
is zulf-e-mushk-bar ka haal ai saba na puchh

sad mahfil-e-nashat hai ek sher-e-dil-nashin
is barbat-e-sukhan mein hai kis ki sada na puchh

kar rahm mere jeb o gareban pe ham-nafas
chalti hai ku-e-yar mein kyunkar hawa na puchh

rahta nahin hai dahr mein jab koi aasra
us waqt aadmi pe guzarti hai kya na puchh

har sans mein hai chashma-e-haiwan-o-salsabil
phir bhi main tishna-kaam hun ye majra na puchh

banda tere wajud ka munkir nahin magar
duniya ne kya diye hain sabaq ai khuda na puchh

kyun 'josh' raaz-e-dost ki karta hai justuju
kah do koi ki shah ka haal ai gada na puchh