hum ne mana ki jahan hum the gulistan to na tha
magar aisa bhi wahan kucha-e-viran to na tha

apna saya tha faqat zist ka saman to na tha
sath chalta tha jo saya mere insan to na tha

khar-o-khas gul se nahin kam tere viranon ke
dasht mein warna kahin koi gulistan to na tha

zarra zarra hai teri khak ka mahbub mujhe
us ka ehsas mujhe yan hai magar wan to na tha

mujh pe ilzam lagate ho junun-khezi ka
chaak-daman tha magar chaak-gareban to na tha

kaun samjhega use us ko zarurat kya hai
kabhi mohtaj-e-bayan qissa-e-'sultan' to na tha