alam hai soz hai yaaden hain gham hai wahshat hai
mere nasib mein jo kuchh bhi hai ghanimat hai

jis anjuman mein uthe uth ke qatl-e-am kare
nigah-e-naz ka uthna bhi ek qayamat hai

ye aur baat ki hai husn-e-gham se begana
hayat-e-ishq magar husn ki badaulat hai

zaban se apni to diwana kuchh nahin kahta
zamana dekh ke surat ko mahw-e-hairat hai

dagha fareb hasad jhut aur makkari
jafa ke daur mein insan ki ye hi fitrat hai

tamam umr na hogi khirad-nawazon ki
mere junun ki zamane mein jitni shohrat hai

wo samne ho nazar ke wo arz-e-haal kare
bahut dinon se ye 'adil' ke dil mein hasrat hai