husn ke gun gin sakun ye gun kahan rakhta hun main
lab nahin khulte magar zauq-e-bayan rakhta hun main

lau jahan di shama ne main bhi tadap kar jal bujha
fitrat-e-parwana-e-atish-ba-jaan rakhta hun main

phir mere daman mein koi phul khilta hi nahin
jab zara qabu mein chashm-e-khun-fishan rakhta hun main

be-lutae kat nahin sakti mataa-e-ishq-e-dost
daulat-e-begana-e-khauf-e-zaman rakhta hun main

gulshan-e-jamhur ho ya jannat-e-mazdur ho
kuchh alag in se zamin-o-asman rakhta hun main

tod deta hai tilism-e-har-nizam-e-pur-fareb
dil mein jo dard-e-kasan-o-na-kasan rakhta hun main

khirman-e-baatil unhin se hoga 'arif' shoala-ru
fikr ki har mauj mein wo bijliyan rakhta hun main