bar-bar jite hain bar-bar marte hain
yun wafa ki duniya mein apne din guzarte hain

aaj gesu-e-hasti ‘asr-e-nau ke shane se
utne hi ulajhte hain jis qadar sanwarte hain

har qadam pe milte hain tegh-o-dar ke sae
muzhda-e-mohabbat hum phir bhi ‘am karte hain

kis ko hosh rahta hai mai-kade mein hasti ke
us dam aankh khulti hai jab nashe utarte hain

kab nazar mein un ki hai farq-e-kafir-o-din-dar
jo teri mohabbat ka dam jahan mein bharte hain

abr-e-rahmat uthta hai jhum jhum kar paiham
jis maqam se bhi hum ahl-e-gham guzarte hain

khanqah ke din bhi hain do-chaar zulmat se
mai-kade mein raaton ko aaftab ubharte hain

shaikh aur barahman ke hathkande are tauba
aadmi ko begana aadmi se karte hain

shikwa-e-bahaaran kyon kar rahe ho 'rehani'
khun-e-dil khapane se gulsitan nikharte hain