jahan kuchh log diwane bane hain
bade dilchasp afsane bane hain

haqiqat kuchh to hoti hai yaqinan
kahin jhute bhi afsane bane hain

bahut nazan the jo farzangi par
unhen dekha to diwane bane hain

ki andaz-e-nazar ki aazari se
dilon mein kitne but-khane bane hain

jo shoala shama ke dil mein hai raushan
usi shoale se parwane bane hain

ye kis saqi ka faizan-e-nazar hai
chaman mein phul paimane bane hain

qayamat tha mera mahfil se uthna
na jaane kitne afsane bane hain

meri diwangi par hansne wale
ba-zom-e-khwesh farzane bane hain

jali hain zehn mein yaadon ki shamen
tasawwur mein sanam-khane bane hain

ba-nam-e-gham ba-unwan-e-mohabbat
junun-afroz afsane bane hain

zamane se ho 'yazdani' gila kya
ki jo apne the begane bane hain