bulbulo baghban ko kyun chheda
tum ne saz-e-fughan ko kyun chheda

mujh ko us turk se ye shikwa hai
dil pe rakh kar sinan ko kyun chheda

na bula lae mujh sa diwana
sangsar-e-jahan ko kyun chheda

ai huma! aur khane the murde
mere hi ustukhan ko kyun chheda

bahla nadim ho ji mein kahta hai
main ne is momiyan ko kyun chheda

phir gaya mujh se jo mizaj us ka
gardish-e-asman ko kyun chheda

dur se us ne meri surat dekh
tosan-e-khush-inan ko kyun chheda

dastan apni mujh ko kahni thi
qissa-e-in-o-an ko kyun chheda

qissa-khwan aur lakh qisse the
tu ne zikr-e-butan ko kyun chheda

jis se kal mujh ko aa gai thi ghashi
phir usi dastan ko kyun chheda

'mushafi' ghar ke ghar jala dega
aise aatish-zaban ko kyun chheda