aks hai be-tabiyon ka dil ki armanon mein kyun
be-zaban shamil hue jate hain mehmanon mein kyun

ho gae diwane rukhsat bastiyon ki samt kya
chha gain viraniyan si phir bayabanon mein kyun

dil ki us be-raunaqi ka zikr jaane dijiye
ho rahi hain bastiyan tabdil viranon mein kyun

hai raqabat juzw-e-lazim mehr-o-ulfat ka agar
ijtimai ishq phir hota hai parwanon mein kyun

kya kisi kutiya ke andar jag uthi hai zindagi
khalbali si pad gai mahlon mein aiwanon mein kyun

bikh-kun the jo sitam-ranon ke kal tak ai nadim
ho raha hai ab shumar un ka sitam-ranon mein kyun

amn ke khwahan hain jab 'afsar' jahan wale tamam
kashmakash rahti hai phir itni jahan-banon mein kyun