bazm-e-duniya jis ko kahte hain wo pagal-khana tha
hum ne khud dekha hai matlab ka har ek diwana tha

baghban ye chaar tinke the pade rahte kahin
nakhl-e-matam par bhi kya bhaari mera kashana tha

ai shab-e-hijran zyaada panw phailati hai kyun
bhar gaya jitna hamari umr ka paimana tha

dhundo to but bhi yahin mil jaenge mard-e-khuda
hum ne dekha hai haram hi mein kahin but-khana tha

kar gaya kyunkar bayan-e-dard-e-dil un par asar
ye to ai 'natiq' koi afsun na tha afsana tha