hai koi mai-kash na baada hai na paimane ka nam
muft mein badnam kar rakkha hai maikhane ka nam

dusra kya aur hota aise virane ka nam
dasht-e-wahshat hai munasib mere kashane ka nam

gham hai meri zindagi ghamnak meri zindagi
is liye zindan-e-gham hai mere virane ka nam

but gae dil se magar yaad-e-butan to dil mein hai
sath kabe ke chala jata hai but-khane ka nam

baad-e-sarsar le udi jo chaar tinke the bache
mit gaya gulshan se aakhir mere kashane ka nam

yaad karta hai zamana ab bhi dasht-e-najd ko
qais ka qissa liye phirta hai virane ka nam

saqi-e-badmast ka tarz-e-nazar hai baada-rez
ab kahan chalta hai maikhane mein paimane ka nam

ahl-e-irfan ke liye hota hai ye saman-e-wajd
jhumte rahte hain le kar tere diwane ka nam

jaan-sitani chhod zalim jaan-nisari kar shiar
aaj shahin se kahin badh kar parwane ka nam

hote hote ho gai diwangi farzangi
ho gaya hir-phir ke diwana hi farzane ka nam

mujh par us mai-khana-e-qudrat ka 'khushtar' hai karam
lete hain tasnim-o-kausar jis ke paimane ka nam