dil na mana aql ne ye baat samjhai bahut
ishq mein har gam pe hoti hai ruswai bahut

shohraton ke waste hai bazm-arai bahut
mahfilen ras aain tum ko hum ko tanhai bahut

is ghalat-fahmi mein main ne kho diya apna waqar
us ne ki thi ek din meri pazirai bahut

kuchh hasin yaadon ke manzar sham se aankhon mein the
shab ko mere pas nind aai to pachhtai bahut

aisi basti mein miyan amn-o-aman ka kya sawal
sulh-ju kam hon jahan par aur balwai bahut

go ba-zahir hath us ke khun-aluda nahin
nafraton ki aag lekin us ne bhadkai bahut

bik rahe hain aaj-kal be-bhaw logon ke zamir
log kyon kahte hain duniya mein hai mahngai bahut

ehtisab-e-zist karne ke liye baitha tha main
yaad aai doston ki kar-farmai bahut

zindagi bhar main raha hun rahraw-e-rah-e-wafa
in wafaon ki magar main ne saza pai bahut

pasta-qad koshan hain mera qad ghatane ke liye
par mujhe allah ne bakhshi hai unchai bahut

talib-e-shohrat nahin 'bebak' main ye soch kar
ek do ka zikr kya us ke hain shaidai bahut