kar-e-junun ki chaaragar kuchh tujhe aagahi nahin
daman-e-tar-tar mein kar-e-rafu-gari nahin

naz-o-niyaz mein kahan aalam-e-sarmadi nahin
husn bhi aarzi nahin ishq bhi aarzi nahin

teri talash mein mujhe aur talash hi nahin
tere siwa koi mera maqsad-e-zindagi nahin

jis se surur dil mein hai jis se ghurur sar mein ho
aalam-e-bekasi mein wo daulat-e-zindagi nahin

shan-e-waqar-o-jah agar bas ki nahin to kya hua
ijz se kaam lijiye is mein to aajizi nahin

aish ki sarkhushi wabaal bazm-e-tarab ka rag rog
mahfil-e-soz-o-saz mein naghma-e-zindagi nahin

nam hi nam rah gaya aap ki bazm-e-naz ka
ab koi is ko kya kahe chand hai chandni nahin

sar pe khadi hai sham-e-gham bujh gae aql ke charagh
tirgi-e-hayat mein ab koi raushni nahin

ghuncha-o-gul fasurda hain sari faza khamosh hai
khatir-e-gham-nawaz se zist mein tazgi nahin

seri-e-zauq-e-did ko ab wo maqam chahiye
aalam-e-hosh hai jahan aalam-e-be-khudi nahin

apni rawish se mutmain 'khushtar'-e-khush-khiram hai
apnon se ghairiyat nahin ghair se dushmani nahin