aql-o-din hai rah-e-junun ke khilaf
kar raha hun harim-e-dil ka tawaf

waqt ka sath chhodne wale
waqt karta nahin qusur muaf

aur kuchh hai rawish zamane ki
ab na hum wo na sirat-e-aslaf

sharh-e-gham to koi gunah na thi
mujh se kyon ho gaya zamana khilaf

main mohabbat mein be-qarar sahi
hai ye kis ki khata qusur muaf

muskuraati hui nazar pe na ja
mukhlison ke bhi dil nahin hain saf

rasm-o-ain ka eatibar nahin
‘hosh’ duniya hai dushman-e-insaf