aao ki abhi chhanw sitaron ki ghani hai
phir sham talak dasht-e-gharib-ul-watani hai

kuchh bhi ho magar husn ki fitrat mein abhi tak
pabandi-e-rasm-o-rah-e-khatir-shikani hai

mat puchh ki kya rang hai zabt-e-gham-e-dil mein
har ashk jo pita hun wo hire ki kani hai

shair ke takhayyul se charaghon ki lawon tak
har chiz teri bazm mein taswir bani hai

tum jis ko bahut samjhe to ek bund lahu ki
puchho mere daman se aqiq-e-yamani hai

malum hua jab ki raha kuchh bhi na dil mein
bas ek nazar qimat-e-duniya-e-dani hai

iblis ho suqraat ho sarmad ho ki mansur
khud-agahi har shakl mein gardan-zadani hai

maqsud na bulbul hai na tuti hai na qumri
matlab to chaman walon ka nawak-fagani hai

aasaish-e-geti hai saza be-hunari ki
aazurdagi-e-dil sila-e-khush-sukhani hai

kin phul fazaon ki tawaqqo mein pade ho
hoshyar ki yan zauq-e-saba shoala-zani hai

aao chalen us anjuman-e-bul-hawasan se
aatish-nafasai hai na jahan gul-badani hai

'shohrat' se kabhi jaan talab kar ke to dekho
har-chand tahi-dast hai par dil ka ghani hai