hal hi na ho jis ka wo muamma to nahin hai
maktub-e-azal harf-e-tamanna to nahin hai

dil hi ki khudai hai yahan aaj bhi ai dost
paband-e-nazar kaif ki duniya to nahin hai

be-bahra-e-irfan-e-mohabbat hai azal se
socha hai tujhe aql ne dekha to nahin hai

andoh ba-daman na ho khud mauj-tarannum
aawaz ka har shoabada naghma to nahin hai

har rah nazar aane lage mujh ko rah-e-rast
be-rah-rawi tera ye mansha to nahin hai

gham kya agar aazad-e-musalsal hai meri zist
minnat-kash-e-ejaz-e-masiha to nahin hai

'yaqub' sunana hai mujhe dil ki zaban mein
afsane ka pahlu koi tishna to nahin hai