hum apni jaan se ai but bahut bezar baithe hain
bhari barsat mein aakar pas-e-diwar baithe hain

karen kya arz-e-matlab khauf se yan jaan jati hai
liye wo hath mein kuchh is tarah talwar baithe hain

palat kar bastiyon se yun kaha daya ne shirin se
suna kuchh aur ai bitiya wo tesha mar baithe hain

hue hain kar-zar-e-ishq mein hum be-tarah zakhmi
ki shakl-e-tegh dil par abru-e-khamdar baithe hain

hamari khush-nasibi se hua kuchh dal mein kala
raqib-e-ru-siyah ko aaj wo phatkar baithe hain

sitamgar dekh lena phat padenge ghair ke sar par
nahin be-wajah hum yun surat-e-diwar baithe hain

kaha ye aakhiri hafte ne hans kar ahl-karon se
zara dekho mere pichhe miyan itwar baithe hain

sar-e-mahfil jo us but se kabhi arz-e-tamanna ki
kaha chupke se chup rahiye abhi aghyar baithe hain

utha kar chauk mein sar shaikh ji ne hans ke farmaya
bahut se dushman-e-iman sar-e-bazar baithe hain