hamein sab ahl-e-hawas na-pasand rakhte hain
ki hum nawa-e-mohabbat buland rakhte hain

isi liye to khafa hain sitam-shiar ki hum
nigah-e-narm o dil-e-dardmand rakhte hain

agarche dil wahi rajat-pasand hai apna
magar zaban taraqqi-pasand rakhte hain

hum aise arsh-nashinon se wo darakht achchhe
jo aandhiyon mein bhi sar ko buland rakhte hain

chale ho dekhne 'mushtaq' jin ko pichhli raat
wo log sham se darwaza band rakhte hain