agar wo pal mujhe ek bar mil jae to main puchhun
ki ye sauda mere sar mein samaya kis liye tu ne

ye dard-e-la-dawa dil mein jagaya kis liye tu ne
khirad idrak aql-o-fahm sab begar hon jaise

farasat dur-bini aagahi bekar hon jaise
hawale istiare mashware dushwar hon jaise

dalael falsafe mantiq zehn par bar hon jaise
basirat hoshiyari ilm sab khamosh taswiren

na koi mashwara achchha na danish-mand tadbiren
musalsal be-kali diwangi hai khud-faramoshi

faqat ek be-khudi aathon pahar pur-kaif mad-hoshi
nazar har shakl mein dhunde usi dildar ki surat

har ek aawaz jaise sahab-e-awaz ki murat
samaat par nazar par soch par aaseb chhaya hai

har aahat par tamanna puchhti hai kaun aaya hai