diwar-o-dar se dur hamara makan hai
sar par hamare dhup ka ek saeban hai

yaro gham-e-hayat se be-e'tinai kya
aaya hai chand din ke liye mehman hai

kab se use rahi hai kharidar ki talab
bazar-e-zindagi mein jo gham ki dukan hai

kyon tark-e-arzu ke liye kah rahe hain aap
shayad ye aarzu to mohabbat ki jaan hai

diwangan-e-ishq ka kya puchhte ho haal
behaal ho ke bhi to ajab aan-ban hai

dekhen unhen to khinch bulata hai ya nahin
ai jazb-e-shauq aaj tera imtihan hai

jaise kisi khala mein kahin ji rahe hain log
'danish' zamin hai ab na koi aasman hai