ab kya bataun main tere milne se kya mila
irfan-e-gham hua mujhe apna pata mila

jab dur tak na koi faqir-ashna mila
tera niyaz-mand tere dar se ja mila

manzil mili murad mili muddaa mila
sab kuchh mujhe mila jo tera naqsh-e-pa mila

khud-bin-o-khud-shanas mila khud-numa mila
insan ke bhes mein mujhe aksar khuda mila

sargashta-e-jamal ki hairaniyan na puchh
har zarre ke hijab mein ek aaina mila

paya tujhe hudud-e-tayyun se mawara
manzil se kuchh nikal ke tera rasta mila

kyun ye khuda ke dhundne wale hain na-murad
guzra main jab hudud-e-khudi se khuda mila

ye ek hi to neamat-e-insan-nawaz thi
dil mujh ko mill gaya to khudai ko kya mila

ya zakhm-e-dil ko chhil ke sine se phenk de
ya e'tiraf kar ki nishan-e-wafa mila

'simab' ko shagufta na dekha tamam umr
kam-bakht jab mila hamein gham-ashna mila