jhut raushan hai ki sachchai nahin jaante hain
log ab wahm o guman ko hi yaqin jaante hain

ye alag baat ki aati nahin duniya-dari
ahl-e-duniya ko magar gosha-nashin jaante hain

taq o mehrab ka rona ho ki diwar ka gham
baam o dar par jo guzarti hai makin jaante hain

waraq-e-dil pe abhi naqsh hai shab-nama-e-gham
phir bhi har subh ko hum subh-e-hasin jaante hain

jhuk ke milte to hain wo khak-nashinon se magar
aasman walon ko hum ahl-e-zamin jaante hain

sab ke honton pe munawwar hain hamare qisse
aur hum apni kahani bhi nahin jaante hain

koi dar qabil-e-tazim nazar to aae
sar jhukana hai kahan ahl-e-jabin jaante hain