haalat use dil ki na dikhai na zaban ki
khair us ne na ki baat to hum ne bhi kahan ki

pahle to hansa zor se phir aah-o-fughan ki
masti mein qalandar ne badi dur ki han ki

allah ka banda koi ghar se nahin nikla
tafsir sabhi karte rahe kaun-o-makan ki

ek us ka sarapa hai ki bas mein nahin aata
kya ho gai haalat mere andaz-e-bayan ki

ek ek sitamgar ko tasawwur mein bula kar
shamshir-e-zaban hum ne bhi kal khub rawan ki

tufan-e-maani mere har lafz ke pichhe
tezi hai har ek sher mein dilli ki zaban ki

sahra-e-adam ka bhi 'shuja' khub maza hai
tum sochte rahte ho faqat gulshan-e-jaan ki