hujum-e-gham mein jina kis qadar sabr aazma hota
agar dard-e-mohabbat se ye dil na-ashna hota

meri laghzish ne rangin kar diya har naqsh-e-hasti ko
yahan hu ka saman hota agar main parsa hota

tamanna khud-farebi aarzu hai jaan ki dushman
masarrat dil ko dena thi to bas gham hi diya hota

ye insan apni duniya ko tabahi se bacha leta
agar fikr-e-jaza hoti agar khauf-e-khuda hota

karen kya hum bhi hain majbur dil se warna ai hamdam
teri har baat sun lete agar dil dusra hota

khusha-qismat junun-e-justuju tha sath sath apni
wagarna rahnuma ne to hamein bhatka diya hota

kahan tha hausla kaise guzarti zindagi ya-rab
agar faiz-e-mohabbat ka na dil ko aasra hota

bas ek zauq-e-tamanna ne kiya ruswa mujhe warna
na taklif-e-fana hoti na arman-e-baqa hota

ilaj apne kiye ka kuchh nahin duniya mein 'ashufta'
na hum izhaar-e-gham karte na koi khud-numa hota