ham-zad hai gham apna shadan kise kahte hain
waqif nahin ishrat ka saman kise kahte hain

bimar-e-mohabbat hain hum tarik-e-rahat hain
na-waqif-e-sehat hain darman kise kahte hain

muddat se ye saman hai tan shoala-e-uryan hai
kya chiz gareban hai daman kise kahte hain

mathe pe pasina hai qudrat ka tamasha hai
taron ki jhamak kya hai afshan kise kahte hain

dil de ke jafa sahiye aafat mein phanse rahiye
dana jo hamein kahiye nadan kise kahte hain

jab yar ne dekha hai ek zakhm lagaya hai
sau tiron ka dasta hai mizhgan kise kahte hain

us turk ki palkon se mahfuz khuda rakkhe
bar katte hain tiron ki paikan kise kahte hain

dil ki jo zaraat hai khar-o-khas-e-zahmat se
ek qatre ki hasrat hai baran kise kahte hain

sach kahte hain ye zirak hai ishq-e-junun be-shak
waqif na the hum gul tak zindan kise kahte hain

har-waqt hai be-zari har dam hai jafakari
dil-jui-o-dildari-e-jaanan kise kahte hain

rukhsar ka shaida hun kya gul ko samajhta hun
mahw-e-khat-e-zeba hun raihan kise kahte hain

muddat se hai dil barham sohbat se nahin mahram
aazad hain ghar se hum mehman kise kahte hain

jate hain kabhi dargah shiwale mein bhi hai rah
mazhab se nahin aagah iman kise kahte hain

haidar se tawalla hai rahmat ka bharosa hai
ai 'bahr' khata kya hai isyan kise kahte hain