pate hain muddaa ko gham-e-muddaa se hum

pate hain muddaa ko gham-e-muddaa se hum
sarshaar hain tamanni-e-be-iltija se hum
ab jis pe chahen rakh den wo ilzam-e-mai-kashi
hai mast hum se un ki ada aur ada se hum


begangi ne teri diya hosh-e-ghairati
sabit hue hain kis sitam-e-na-rawa se hum
baithe rahe wo khun-e-tamanna kiye hue
dekha kiye unhen nigah-e-iltija se hum


tera shabab hai gham-e-ulfat ki ibtida
yani hue shurua teri intiha se hum
ab kis se ja ke un ki shikayat bayan karen
un se bhi pahle ruth chuke hain khuda se hum


aazad hai alaeq-e-rasm-o-riwaj se
'maikash' ko jaante hain bahut ibtida se hum