hum ne chaha tha jinhen shauq se armanon se
wo bahaaren nahin wabasta gulistanon se

azmat-e-fitrat-e-idrak badal jati hai
kaam bigde hue ban jate hain diwanon se

qahqahe dard ki tamhid bhi ho sakte hain
bijliyan bhi kabhi takraati hain kashanon se

maut un ke liye paigham-e-baqa hoti hai
khel jate hain jo be-sakhta tufanon se

kis qadar past hua fitrat-e-adam ka waqar
aaj insan laraz uthta hai insanon se

aur badh jata hai andaz-e-junun ka aalam
jab bhi diwane ulajhte hain garebanon se

mai-kashi nam hai pine ka nigahon se mudam
hum ne pina nahin sikha kabhi paimanon se

kis qadar fitrat-e-bebak ki khu badli hai
azm-e-mahmud larazta hai sanam-khanon se

hum rahe dahr mein aazurda-e-sahil 'khurshid'
nakhuda se kabhi uljhe kabhi tufanon se