fikr hi thahri to dil ko fikr-e-khuban kyun na ho
khak hona hai to khak-e-ku-e-jaanan kyun na ho

dahr mein ai khwaja thahri jab asiri na-guzir
dil asir-e-halqa-e-gesu-e-pechan kyun na ho

zist hai jab mustaqil aawaragardi hi ka nam
aql walo phir tawaf-e-ku-e-jaanan kyun na ho

jab nahin masturiyon mein bhi gunahon se najat
dil khule bandon ghariq-e-bahr-e-isyan kyun na ho

ek na ek hangame par mauquf hai jab zindagi
mai-kade mein rind raqsan o ghazal-khwan kyun na ho

jab khush o na-khush kisi ke hath mein dena hai hath
ham-nashin phir baiat-e-jam-e-zar-afshan kyun na ho

jab bashar ki dastaras se dur hai hablul-matin
dasht-e-wahshat mein phir ek kafir ka daman kyun na ho

ek hai jab shor-e-jahl o bang-e-hikmat ka maal
dil halak-e-zauq-e-gulbang-e-pareshan kyun na ho

ek na ek rifat ke aage sajda lazim hai to phir
aadmi mahw-e-sujud-e-sarw-e-khuban kyun na ho

ek na ek phande hi mein phansna hai jab insan ko
dosh par dam-e-siyah-e-sumbulistan kyun na ho

jab farebon mein hi rahna hai to ai ahl-e-khirad
lazzat-e-paiman bar-e-sust-paiman kyun na ho

yan jab aawezish hi thahri hai to zarre chhod kar
aadmi khurshid se dast-o-gareban kyun na ho

ek na ek zulmat se jab wabasta rahna hai to 'josh'
zindagi par saya-e-zulf-e-pareshan kyun na ho