gardan mein hain wo bahen gardish mein hain paimane
kya din hai kya duniya shair ki bala jaane

kuchh sikh saken shayad aabaadiyan shahron se
ai rah-rawo thahro kuchh kahte hain virane

mutrib wo uthe parde saqi wo khule uqde
han yun hi damadam de paimanon pe paimane

hum ishq se kya waqif waqif hain to sirf itna
aaghaz halakat hai anjam khuda jaane

jo ghuncha-o-shabnam the kal raat ke honton par
ab subh ke kanon par nashtar hain wo afsane

ai 'josh' ulajhta hai kyon shaikh-e-subuk-sar se
wo ishq ko kya samjhe wo husn ko kya jaane