humne arman-e-bahaaran na nikalte dekha

hum ne arman-e-bahaaran na nikalte dekha
bagh ko baad-e-bahaari se bhi jalte dekha
iltifat-e-nigah-e-naz se ho kar mahrum
hum ne kis kis ko nigahen na badalte dekha


jam mein 'aks-e-jamal-e-rukh-e-saqi tha ki aaj
chandni raat mein khurshid nikalte dekha
hum ne andaz wafaon ke hazaron badle
rang bedad-garon ka na badalte dekha


khuld bhi jis ke na hone se jahannum hoti
shaikh sahab ko usi chiz se jalte dekha
faslon ke koi ma'na hi mohabbat mein nahin
chand ko bahr ke pahlu mein machalte dekha


hum se puchho gham-e-mahbub ki lazzat ki 'adib'
hum ne is zahr ko tasir badalte dekha