ajib aadat hai be-sabab intizar karna
shab-e-alam mein visal ke din shumar karna

nahin hai aasan adawaton mein asir rahna
rawish zamane se mukhtalif ikhtiyar karna

na be-niyaz-e-quyud-e-adab-e-ishq rahna
na apne atraf maslahat ka hisar karna

na ahl-e-danish ke dam-o-dana ka said hona
na shahr walon ke lutf ka e'tibar karna

jo mahfilon mein shahid-e-pindar-e-husn hona
to khalwaton mein ghazal mani shikar karna

bujhe charaghon ko zeb-e-daman-o-jeb rakhna
pighalti shamen qatar-andar-qatar karna