jehl ko ilm ka mear samajh lete hain
log sae ko bhi diwar samajh lete hain

chhed kar jab bhi kisi zulf ko tu aati hai
ai saba hum teri raftar samajh lete hain

tu faqat jam ka mafhum samajh ai saqi
tishnagi kya hai ye mai-khwar samajh lete hain

hum ki hain jumbish-e-abru ki zaban se waqif
tere khinchne ko bhi talwar samajh lete hain

ab kisi barhami-e-zulf ka charcha na karo
log apne ko giraftar samajh lete hain

jo bhi bazar mein dam-bhar ko thahar jata hai
sada-dil us ko kharidar samajh lete hain

dil ke asrar chhupate hain wo hum se 'shair'
hum ki rang-e-lab-o-rukhsar samajh lete hain