sab ki maujudgi samajhta hai
dil kisi ki kami samajhta hai

ek hi shakhs se main waqif hun
jo mujhe ajnabi samajhta hai

go mujhe jaanta nahin lekin
wo meri shairi samajhta hai

wasl ke ashk hijr ke aansu
wo nami ko nami samajhta hai

wahi meri zaban se hai waqif
jo meri khamushi samajhta hai

aap ke samne main khush hun magar
mere dukh ram hi samajhta hai

yahi urdu zaban ka hai jadu
ab mujhe har koi samajhta hai

main use baat dil ki kahta hun
wo use shairi samajhta hai

itna nadan bhi nahin hai wo
jo tumhaari hansi samajhta hai

kaun 'mahtab' ab tumhaara hai
kaun dil ki lagi samajhta hai