dil-e-be-qarar ki marifat baDi ehtiyat ka kaam hai

dil-e-be-qarar ki ma'rifat badi ehtiyat ka kaam hai
yahi un ki khalwat-e-naz hai yahi dusron ka maqam hai
main to muddaton se hun muntazir ki shab-e-firaq ki ho sahar
magar is nasib ko kya karun na salam hai na payam hai


wo hazar tarh hain jalwa-gar kabhi is jagah kabhi us jagah
unhen khud-numai ka shauq hai meri justuju ka to nam hai
na dil-o-nigah pe apna bas na khayal par meri dastaras
kabhi wo hi wo kabhi main hi main ye bada 'ajib maqam hai


kabhi zulmaton mein thi raushni kabhi raushni mein hain zulmaten
ye hain inqalab ki karwaten jahan subh thi wahin sham hai
lab-e-shikwa bhi na hila sakun unhen haal-e-gham na suna sakun
jise maut kahte hain 'ishq mein isi be-kasi ka to nam hai


ye to 'maikash' ek fareb hai nahin mai-kade mein ye sarkhushi
tu nigah apne hi dil pe rakh yahi baada hai yahi jam hai