aaj ek marne wala kahta tha bekali mein
hasrat meri na nikli thodi si zindagi mein

taklif bhi isi mein aaram bhi isi mein
donon ko hum ne dekha do din ki zindagi mein

qudrat ye kah rahi hai kuchh kar le zindagi mein
fitrat shanas ho kar khoya hai tu khushi mein

guzra bade maze se iflas ka zamana
pita tha khun dil ka main daur-e-muflisi mein

gulshan jo ho gaya hai nazr-e-khizan hamara
pinhan tha raaz-e-hasti shayad kali kali mein

mutrib-nawaz fitrat kahti hai ahl-e-dil se
tar-e-nafas ko chhedo naghma hai bas isi mein

saqi ko bhul jaun mutrib ko bhul jaun
kuchh aur bhi izafa ho meri be-khudi mein

bagh-e-jahan se kyunkar ahl-e-jahan na khush hon
har gul mein rang tera bu teri har kali mein

charkh-e-barin pe fauran pi kar mera pahunchna
sair-e-falak-numa thi har jam-e-sarmadi mein

aawaz-e-nai ko sun kar be-khud hua 'wafa' bhi
bhar di sada-e-dilkash ye kis ne bansuri mein