gham ba-har-taur numayan ho zaruri to nahin
aadmi chaak-gareban ho zaruri to nahin

dard sharminda-e-darman ho zaruri to nahin
muft mein aap ka ehsan ho zaruri to nahin

amal-o-qaul se hota hai numayan kirdar
aadmi jo bhi ho insan ho zaruri to nahin

husn agar zud-pasheman hai to hoga lekin
ishq bhi zud-pasheman ho zaruri to nahin

meri taqdir sanwarni hai sanwar jaegi
aap ki zulf pareshan ho zaruri to nahin

husn hota hai faqat husn-e-nazar se paida
har kali jaan-e-gulistan ho zaruri to nahin

ghair ki laf-zani par bhi rahe pas-e-adab
koi angusht-ba-dandan ho zaruri to nahin

rukh-e-zeba ko zarurat nahin zewar ki 'sahar'
hum tarannum mein ghazal-khwan hon zaruri to nahin