ajib log hain kya shai kahan se mangte hain
yaqin ka ajr jahan-e-guman se mangte hain

ye zalzale to tabahi se kam pe raazi nahin
so ye khiraj zaman-o-makan se mangte hain

jahan se milta hai us samt dekhte hi nahin
kabhi fulan kabhi ibn-e-fulan se mangte hain

ye kaun le gaya chun chun ke shakh-e-gul ki khushi
kahan wo phul jo hum gulsitan se mangte hain

ai jugnuo khas-o-khashak se nikal aao
ye log nur shab-e-be-karan se mangte hain

zaban sach ka maza lena chahti hai magar
panah sab usi bar-e-garan se mangte hain

unhen hai jadna zamin ke libas mein 'maqsud'
chalo sitare had-e-asman se mangte hain