main chahun bhi to zabt-e-guftugu main la nahin sakta
samajhne par bhi dil ka muddaa samjha nahin sakta

bhala aisi tahi-daman tamannaon se kya hasil
bahalne par dil aamada hai aur bahla nahin sakta

khuda mahfuz rakkhe khauf-e-aseb-e-asiri se
main gulshan mein bhi aazadi ka naghma ga nahin sakta

rag-e-gul se bhi nazuk-tar hain tinke aashiyane ke
inhen gulchin har andaz-e-nawazish bha nahin sakta

bhara jaega kab tak khun-e-mazi nabz-e-farda mein
ab is pahlu pe nazm-e-qalb-e-geti aa nahin sakta

kise fitna samajh kar apni mahfil se uthata hai
zamir-e-amn is dhoke mein nadan aa nahin sakta

sahab-e-fikr bhi 'yaqub' paband-e-faza nikla
chaman ki khak par rang-e-sukhan barsa nahin sakta