kahan sabaat ka us ko khayal hota hai
zamana mazi hi hone ko haal hota hai

farogh-e-badr na baqi raha na but ka shabab
zawal hi ke liye har kamal hota hai

main chahta hun ki bas ek hi khayal rahe
magar khayal se paida khayal hota hai

bahut pasand hai mujh ko khamoshi-o-‘uzlat
dil apna hota hai apna khayal hota hai

wo todte hain to kaliyan shagufta hoti hain
wo raundte hain to sabza nihaal hota hai

society se alag ho to zindagi dushwar
agar milo to natija malal hota hai

pasand-e-chashm ka hargiz kuchh e'tibar nahin
bas ek karishma-e-wahm-o-khayal hota hai