hum aql pe ulfat mein bharosa nahin karte
jab karte hain kuchh kaam to socha nahin karte

khud jagte hain rakhte hain taron ko bhi bedar
be-kar shab-e-hijr guzara nahin karte

wo jin ko yaqin husn-e-darakhshan pe hai apne
kyun dil ke andhere mein ujala nahin karte

hum dekhte hain roz mah-o-mehr ka jalwa
kis roz tere rukh ka tamasha nahin karte

wo jin ki nigahon mein hai namus-e-mohabbat
be-parda bhi ho koi to dekha nahin karte

gham kya mutahammil jo nahin meri nazar ke
wo mere tasawwur se to parda nahin karte

hain nam se 'makhmur' ke mashhur-e-zamana
go hum kabhi shaghl-e-mai-o-mina nahin karte