chain milta nahin ghar mein bhi qayamat kya hai
uth ke sau bar main baitha hun ye wahshat kya hai

us se be-mehri-o-furqat ki shikayat kya hai
jis ko ye bhi nahin malum mohabbat kya hai

pi ke ek jam jo behosh bana hai zi-hosh
mai ki tasir hai saqi ki karamat kya hai

wajh-e-azar hai khud jin ke liye tul-e-hayat
un ko andesha-e-sham-o-shab-e-furqat kya hai

dijiye hukm to bimar ki mushkil hal ho
kaam kar legi ajal aap ko zahmat kya hai

haal isyan ka gunahgar bayan kar denge
un se puchhegi jo aa kar teri rahmat kya hai

maut se kahte hain wo ja ke kabhi dekh to aa
mere bimar-e-shab-e-hijr ki haalat kya hai

aap kya jaanen guzarti hai jo is par shab-o-roz
aap kya jaanen ki dil ki mere haalat kya hai

gird-e-mai-khana lagata hai hazaron chakkar
saf kah hum se ki waiz teri niyyat kya hai

tare gin gin ke shab-e-hijr guzar jati hai
nind dam bhar nahin aati ye musibat kya hai

shumi-e-bakht ki 'masud' ho kya fikr mujhe
shukr har haal mein lazim hai shikayat kya he