hum na but-khane mein ne masjid-e-viran mein rahe
hasrat-o-arzu-e-jalwa-e-jaanan mein rahe

khun hai wo jis se ki ho daman-e-qatil rangin
khun fasid hai jo khali sar-e-mizhgan mein rahe

hum ne masnua se sane ki haqiqat pai
be-sabab hum nahin nazzara-e-khuban mein rahe

subh khurshid ko dekha hawas-e-ariz mein
sham se raushni-e-sham-e-shabistan mein rahe

toda zunnar ko tasbih ko phenka hum ne
ishq-e-rukh tha hawas-e-nur-e-darakhshan mein rahe

ja-ba-ja hum ko rahi jalwa-e-jaanan ki talash
dair-o-kaba mein phire sohbat-e-rahban mein rahe

khalwat-e-dil ki na kuchh qadr ko samjhe haji
tauf-e-kaba ke liye dasht-o-bayaban mein rahe

un asiron ko hui qaid-e-tayyun se najat
jo ki paband tere gesu-e-pechan mein rahe

is zamin mein ghazal ek aur bhi likkho 'bahram'
ye do-ghazla to bhala aap ke diwan mein rahe