ai yas mera ghar tera maskan to nahin hai
dil hai ye tamannaon ka madfan to nahin hai

kya baat hai gulzar hai kyun barq se mahfuz
be-barg meri shakh-e-nasheman to nahin hai

han dida-e-tahqiq se ai zauq-e-safar dekh
rahbar jise samjha hai wo rahzan to nahin hai

taklif asiri ki shikayat na kar ai dil
ye kunj-e-qafas kunj-e-nasheman to nahin hai

aao ki tamannaon mein hai tab-e-nazara
ye dil hai mera wadi-e-aiman to nahin hai

chhu kar hi jise aatish-e-dozakh hui thandi
daman ye kisi rind ka daman to nahin hai

manzur hai kuchh jaanch tere azm ki us ko
dar-asl zamana tera dushman to nahin hai

be-sai-e-amal khak hai insan ko jina
ye razm-e-gah-e-zist hai madfan to nahin hai

sayyaad ijazat ki zara dekh to aaun
jalta hai jo wo mera nasheman to nahin hai

dekho to raha dasht-nawardi pe jo nazan
wo 'arsh' rawan jaanib-e-gulshan to nahin hai