barha dub ke har bar ubhar aane ka
zindagi nam hai mar mar ke jiye jaane ka

mustarad jis ko kiya tu ne bahana kar ke
wahi kirdar aham tha tere afsane ka

main to suraj ko hatheli pe liye phirta hun
main charaghon se miyan khauf nahin khane ka

ahl-e-danish hain takabbur mein karen kya sahib
un mein jazba hai samajhne ka na samjhane ka

hum ne majzub mizaj apna bana rakkha hai
hai yahi ek bahana tere yaad aane ka

dil-e-muztar ye tadap ishq ka eazaz samajh
chain mil jae to har haal mein thukrane ka

is liye chand si raushan hain bujhi ho kar bhi
meri aankhon mein hai jo khwab tujhe pane ka

mai-kashi nam-o-nasab ki jo ghulam aaj hui
saqiya raaz khula ab tere maikhane ka

tu na majnun hai na farhad na ranjha 'shadab'
han magar aks hai tujh mein kisi diwane ka