jo puchhte hain ki ye ishq-o-ashiqi kya hai
wo jaante nahin maqsud-e-zindagi kya hai

zamir-e-pak khayal-e-buland zauq-e-latif
bas aur is ke siwa jauhar-e-khudi kya hai

wafa ki aad mein kya kya hui jafa hum par
jo dosti yahi thahri to dushmani kya hai

baja hai fart-e-junun ne hamein kiya ruswa
jamal-e-yar mein aakhir ye dilkashi kya hai

wufur-e-shauq ki mayusiyan are tauba
dil-e-tabah mein ab aarzu rahi kya hai

agar na jurm-e-mohabbat ki ye saza hoti
to baat baat pe hum se ye be-rukhi kya hai

na samjho tum meri arz-e-niyaz ko shikwa
main jaanta hun taqaza-e-bandagi kya hai

ata kiya tha jo zauq-e-numud us dil ko
to har qadam pe ye rang-e-shikastagi kya hai

gurez kya main karun naseho ki sohbat se
jahan na kuchh ho ye sohbat wahan buri kya hai

wafa se aur na tark-e-wafa se aap hain khush
mujhe bataiye phir aap ki khushi kya hai

fareb-e-hasti-e-mauhum kha raha hun hanuz
mujhe khabar hai haqiqat yahan meri kya hai

jo gamzan hain sar-e-jada-e-talab 'najmi'
wo jaante nahin duniya mein bebasi kya hai