junun-e-shauq ko diwana-pan kahna hi padta hai
yahan to rahbar ko rahzan kahna hi padta hai

tasawwur ko tere jalwa-fagan kahna hi padta hai
hamein tanhai ko bhi anjuman kahna hi padta hai

ye majburi ye mayusi ye pabandi are tauba
musibat mein qafas ko bhi chaman kahna hi padta hai

kuchh is andaz ke mujh se mujhe aazar pahunche hain
har ek se qissa-e-ranj-o-mehan kahna hi padta hai

mitane mein mere koi kami tu ne na ki lekin
tujhe is par bhi ruh-e-jaan-o-tan kahna hi padta hai

jidhar dekha hazaron zindagi se hath dho baithe
tere abru ko tegh-e-saf-shikan kahna hi padta hai

maal-e-baryabi kya bataun mukhtasar ye hai
ki sham-e-gham ko bhi subh-e-watan kahna hi padta hai