har mauj-e-bala se hum jab jab kashti-e-dil takraate hain
tufan ki nabzen dubti hain sahil ko pasine aate hain

hum un ki mahfil mein apna afsana-e-gham dohraate hain
dil aur tadapne lagta hai jab dad-e-wafa kuchh pate hain

aalam jahan ke is dil par kya mashq-e-sitam farmate hain
nagin ki tarah bal khate hain sanpon ki tarah lahraate hain

tashhir-o-numaish ki goya pardaz se dil bahlate hain
duniya mein kai aise hain jinhen surkhab ke par lag jate hain

har tarz-e-sitam par hans hans kar har jaur-o-jafa par ro ro kar
diwane tere duniya ko abhi aadab-e-wafa samjhate hain

kohram sa uthta jata hai ek hashr bapa ho jata hai
ghalati se agar do ashk mere daman pe kahin gir jate hain

har barq tadap kar kahti hai takhrib ka rishta mujh se hai
tamir-e-nasheman ki khatir gulshan mein jahan bhi jate hain

ek jazr-o-mad ka aalam bhi wabasta-e-qismat hota hai
insan wahin kuchh pata hai ehsas jahan tadpate hain

duniya mein abhi tak baqi hain jabir bhi kai zalim bhi kai
hairat to yahi hai ai 'mushkil' insan sabhi kahlate hain