hum kitne diwane the jo hum ne tujh ko phul kaha
phulon ne to khud ko har-dam tere panw ki dhul kaha

tujh se to kuchh kah na sake hum par tujh ko itna chaha
jo tera khat le kar aaya hum ne use rasul kaha

hum ko apni jaan to itni thi hi nahin aziz kabhi
jaanan tum ko jaan to hum ne bas hasb-e-mamul kaha

sab ne khuda ke padhe qaside dhan daulat duniya mangi
hum to mast qalandar hain so hum ne ul-julul kaha

jab tak tum the sath hamein ye duniya chandan kahti thi
tum jo gae to hamein jahan ne kikar nim babul kaha

mera aur zamane ka bas itna hi to jhagda hai
sab ghalati kahte hain jis ko main ne use usul kaha

har thokar se chalna sikha har dhoke se liya sabaq
to kya ghalat kaha jo hum ne yaron ko school kaha

hum ko ruswa kar ke us ne shohrat khub kamai hai
hum us ke bhi kaam aae hain jis ne hamein fuzul kaha

hum kitne bhi ghalat the lekin lafz hamesha chune sahih
khud ko na-maqul bhi hum ne agar kaha maqul kaha