mausam-e-gul mein koi kab hosh-mandana chala
phul dekhe jis ne kanton mein wo diwana chala

ek hi manzil pe har rahi ko jaana tha magar
zoam-e-baatil mein chala jo bhi judagana chala

us ke har ek gam par thi kaamrani sath sath
kargah-e-dahr mein jo sarfaroshana chala

waizan-e-kam-nazar hain dushman-e-tamkin-e-hosh
mit gaya wo in ki baaton par jo diwana chala

mai-kade mein ranj-o-gham kaisa kahan ki mushkilen
har khalish jati rahi jab daur-e-paimana chala

aafrin sad aafrin ye himmat zauq-e-talab
shama ke jalte hi jal marne ko parwana chala

koi asrar mashiyyat ho na paya aashkar
be-khabar aaya tha 'kashfi' aur begana chala