fasl-e-gul aai ajab rang hai maikhane ka
husn dekhe koi ab shishe ka paimane ka

naseho farz ada ho chuka samjhane ka
chhedna thik nahin har ghadi diwane ka

kaun uftada padi ai dil-e-betab nai
kuchh to malum ho bais tere ghabrane ka

justuju ne teri ek ja kahin rahne na diya
mujh ko kabe hi ka rakkha na sanam-khane ka

khana-e-dil ko gham-e-yar ne aabaad kiya
kaun pursan tha is ujde hue kashane ka

dil ko ho jata hai bawar ki wo sach kahte hain
aisa andaz hai kuchh un ke qasam khane ka

chupke pi lete hain inkar nahin karte hain
shaikh ji suniye adab hai yahi maikhane ka

kya mazedar thi ulfat ki kahani meri
sunne wala na mila koi is afsane ka

manzil-e-ishq ye hai khub samajh le ai dil
aasra hai yahan apne ka na begane ka

fikr lahaq hai dam-e-marg ye wahshi ko tere
ja-nashin kis ko kiya jaega virane ka

tazgi ruh mein chehre pe bashashat aai
wah kya kahna chhalakte hue paimane ka

roz raushan hua duniya mein ujala phaila
rang badla na magar mere siyah-khane ka

lag ki aag hi kambakht buri hoti hai
ek anjam hua shama ka parwane ka

josh wo baada-e-gulgun ka wo qulqul ki sada
lab tak aana wo chhalakte hue paimane ka

un ki taswir-e-junun-khez ka kuchh zikr nahin
nam badnam zamane mein hai diwane ka

subh tak jal chuke jaanbaz-e-mohabbat donon
shama ko roen ki matam karen parwane ka

umr itni to kati baada-kashi mein 'ishrat'
ab kahan jaenge dar chhod ke maikhane ka