but-gar hai na koi but-shikan hai
sab wahm-o-guman-e-brahman hai

ye kaun sharik-e-anjuman hai
aankhon ko bhi hasrat-e-sukhan hai

aasan to hai ju-e-shir lekin
kuchh aur hi azm-e-kohkan hai

ai aatish-e-dil adab hai lazim
mujh mein bhi wo bu-e-pairahan hai

viran si ho chali hain rahen
rahbar hai na koi rahzan hai

eajaz-e-ghazal ki khud 'rawish' se
wo jaan-e-kalam ham-sukhan hai