ab qafas hai na aashiyana hai
aah apna kahan thikana hai

un ki har baat mein tarahdari
apna har taur shairana hai

kyon wafaon ka main ewaz mangun
kya mera ishq tajirana hai

sharh-e-gham par tumhaari chin-ba-jabin
dil-e-nazuk pe taziyana hai

is se badh kar koi ibaadat kya
mera sar tera aastana hai

hum ko aadat hai saf-goi ki
is liye dushman ek zamana hai

mere ashaar padh rahe hain wo
uns kuchh mujh se ghaebana hai

ahl-e-fan jis ko sher kahte hain
kuchh haqiqat hai kuchh fasana hai

'dagh'-o-'chakbast' ki zaban urdu
kam-nigahi ka ab nishana hai

wo meri qadr khak jaanenge
jin ki fitrat hi hasidana hai

bhul jao 'bahaar' qissa-e-shauq
mashwara mera mukhlisana hai