bala-e-jaan hai samar bad-hawas hone ka
natija dekh lo tum khud udas hone ka

khat-e-muhit hai hablul-warid ke hai qarib
yaqin rakh tu use apne pas hone ka

hue hain nim-barahna hawas ne kheton mein
diya na mauqa hi paida kapas hone ka

har ek khayal hai nafs-e-sharir ke tabe
magar hai dawa use haq-shanas hone ka

lapak ke chhin liya is qadar wo pyasa tha
ye ehtimam tha khali gilas hone ka

na puchho mujh se main tashrih kar nahin sakta
hai hadisa hi ajab qaid-e-yas hone ka

mazaq aish ka is darja gir gaya 'sahil'
tamasha hota hai ab be-libas hone ka