huzur-e-shah mein ahl-e-sukhan ki aazmaish hai
chaman mein khush-nawayan-e-chaman ki aazmaish hai

qad o gesu mein qais o kohkan ki aazmaish hai
jahan hum hain wahan dar-o-rasan ki aazmaish hai

karenge kohkan ke hausle ka imtihan aakhir
abhi us khasta ke nerwe tan ki aazmaish hai

nasim-e-misr ko kya pir-e-kanan ki hawa-khwahi
use yusuf ki bu-e-pairahan ki aazmaish hai

wo aaya bazm mein dekho na kahiyo phir ki ghafil the
shakeb-o-sabr-e-ahl-e-anjuman ki aazmaish hai

rahe dil hi mein tir achchha jigar ke par ho behtar
gharaz shust-e-but-e-nawak-fagan ki aazmaish hai

nahin kuchh subha-o-zunnar ke phande mein girai
wafadari mein shaikh o barhaman ki aazmaish hai

pada rah ai dil-e-wabasta betabi se kya hasil
magar phir tab-e-zulf-e-pur-shikan ki aazmaish hai

rag-o-pai mein jab utre zahr-e-gham tab dekhiye kya ho
abhi to talkhi-e-kaam-o-dahan ki aazmaish hai

wo aawenge mere ghar wada kaisa dekhna 'ghaalib'
nae fitnon mein ab charkh-e-kuhan ki aazmaish hai