diwana apna kaun sa aalam dikha gaya
un ke labon pe ek tabassum sa aa gaya

muddat se zindagi mein nahin koi inqalab
shayad tera firaq mujhe ras aa gaya

tum par hi kuchh asar na hua aur barha
dushman bhi mere haal pe aansu baha gaya

un se barah-e-rast hui jab na guftugu
ashkon ke waste se payam-e-wafa gaya

naqsh-o-nigar-e-daman-e-sahra ko ho nawed
main yani ek aabla-pa aur aa gaya

ab is ka kya ilaj ki un ka har ek sitam
kuchh aur e'timad-e-mohabbat badha gaya

wo bazm aur jurat-e-izhaar-e-zindagi
ek main hi tha ki tohmat-e-hasti utha gaya

afsurda bazm-e-mah ho ya shama-e-ashk-bar
parwana apna jashn-e-charaghan mana gaya

un ka karam to aaj bhi hai dastgir-e-shauq
'basit' magar hamin mein koi farq aa gaya