hai kya sang-e-dar-e-jaanan usi ka dil samajhta hai
jo diwana teri chaukhat ko mustaqbil samajhta hai

taqaze par murawwat ke zara sar kya jhukaya tha
usi din se mera dushman mujhe buzdil samajhta hai

ye sadkon par jo diwana diwana-war phirta hai
koi pagal samajhta hai koi kaamil samajhta hai

khushi chipka ke honton par naya chehra banata hun
main kaise aata jata hun sar-e-mahfil samajhta hai

sar-e-maqtal ye katne ko jhukegi to ana ke sath
meri gardan ki khubi ko mera qatil samajhta hai

sakhawat to mashiyyat pe hi mabni hai sakhi ki par
gham-e-inkar kya hai ye dil-e-sail samajhta hai

yahan insaf hona ghair-mumkin hai miyan 'danish'
ye munsif haq-bayani ko zara mushkil samajhta hai