hai jamal-e-husn ka partaw sanam-khana kahin
but-kada kaba kahin hai aur mai-khana kahin

sidhe raste se bhatak jae na farzana kahin
aa na jae aql ki baaton mein diwana kahin

ye bhi koi zindagi mein zindagi hai ham-nafas
dil kahin hai hum kahin hain aur jaanana kahin

tabish-e-barq-e-sitam se ya ilahi jal na jae
andalib-e-zar ka gulshan mein kashana kahin

phir na dohrae kahin tarikh anjam-e-sitam
ho na jae sabr ka labrez paimana kahin

un ke daman se lipat hi jaegi bas khak-e-dil
zid pe aa jae na apna josh-e-rindana kahin

kaisi ujdi hai ye mahfil 'aish' hangam-e-sahar
sham-e-kushta hai kahin aur khak-e-parwana kahin