kahan hai shan-e-karimi hisab hota hai
gunahgar to ab la-jawab hota hai

teri janab mein jo baryab hota hai
sukun nasib use be-hisab hota hai

kabhi khalish hai kabhi iztirab hota hai
ye dil ka aana bhi ji ka azab hota hai

jo puchh leta hai arbab-e-fahm ka bhi mizaj
kitab-e-zist mein aisa bhi bab hota hai

ye hum se puchh ise joya-e-'aish kya jaane
jahan mein gham bhi khushi ka jawab hota hai

dayar-e-husn mein chashm-e-karam kahen jis ko
khayal-o-khwab ki duniya ka khwab hota hai

buto khuda to khud aata hai yaad sham-e-firaq
kabhi jo had se siwa iztirab hota hai

shua-e-mehr se jis ko lagi hui ho lagan
mere liye to wahi aaftab hota hai

mere mazaq ki duniya mujhe nahin milti
mera usul kahan kaamyab hota hai

jinhen ho tab-e-nazar bahr-e-did aa jaen
hujum-e-hashr hai wo be-naqab hota hai

usi pe ahl-e-nazar ki bhi aankh padti hai
teri nigah mein jo intikhab hota hai

rahe jo zist mein mahw-e-malal-e-nakaami
wo na-murad kahin kaamyab hota hai

har ek gunah pe rahmat hai maujzan us ki
wahan karam hi gunah ka jawab hota hai

ghamand kis liye is par kare koi 'khushtar'
ye daur-e-zist ba-rang-e-habab hota hai