khel tamashe mein aise manzar bhi hote hain
girti hai dastar to us mein sar bhi hote hain

shahr ujaden khel racha ke kath-putli ke sath
lashkar ke salar tamasha-gar bhi hote hain

diwaron ke basi kya jaanen ghar ka matlab
ghar kahlata hai jab baam-o-dar bhi hote hain

palat ke bhi aa jati hain aksar ye dhyan rahe
baaton mein alfaz nahin patthar bhi hote hain

baz auqat to ishq bhi pahla kaam nahin rahta
baz auqat masail kuchh digar bhi hote hain

aaj kured ke dekhunga yaadon ki thandi rakh
chand dahakte lamhe to andar bhi hote hain

bikhri bikhri sochon mein kuchh gard udate pal
la-mutanahi se gham ka mehwar bhi hote hain

jal utthe ye khas-khana to aankhon se chhalken
dil mein aise barfile paikar bhi hote hain