hosh-o-khirad se dur hun sud-o-ziyan se dur diwana hun quyud-e-rusum-e-jahan se dur hadd-e-nazar se dur zaman-o-makan se dur manzil hai mere ishq ki fahm-o-guman se dur rangini-e-jamal se sahra bhi hai chaman baitha hun gulsitan mein magar gulsitan se dur ye be-khudi-e-shauq ka aalam to dekhiye sajde to kar raha hun magar aastan se dur dil bhi wahi hai main bhi wahi dard bhi wahi lekin ye kya ki lazzat-e-soz-e-nihan se dur shayad usi ka nam hai nakaami-e-murad manzil se hun qarib magar karwan se dur afsana-e-hayat ko samjho to ai 'saba' har harf dastan hai magar dastan se dur