josh-e-junun bhi gardish-e-dauran se kam na tha
dil tha to dasht-e-gham bhi gulistan se kam na tha

rangini-e-jamal ki sarhad na thi koi
aur hausla bhi hita-e-imkan se kam na tha

kya kya basi thin suraten daman-e-khwab mein
dasht-e-khayal shahr-e-nigaran se kam na tha

har aarzu ko apni nihayat ki fikr thi
bazar-e-shauq hashr ke maidan se kam na tha

sach hai junun ki rah mein iman gaya magar
pas-e-mizaj-e-yar bhi iman se kam na tha

aawargi ko wusat-e-sahra bhi kam rahi
dil ko jahan-e-shauq bhi zindan se kam na tha

hum ko na thi junun mein tamiz-e-dimagh-o-dil
daman ka chaak chaak-e-gareban se kam na tha

apne liye tha bais-e-abaadi-e-nazar
be-sakhta gurez jo paiman se kam na tha

dekha na hum ne yan bhi shajar koi saya-dar
yani dayar-e-ishq bayaban se kam na tha

mujrim nahin the phir bhi satae gae hamin
qazi ba-zom-e-khwesh sulaiman se kam na tha

rahon mein zindagi ki luti sab mata-e-hosh
uljhao un ka zulf-e-pareshan se kam na tha

dil par raqam thi ek se ek turfa dastan
koi bhi zakhm 'arsh' dabistan se kam na tha