kuja hasti bata de tu kahan hai
jise kahte hain bismil nim-jaan hai

hamara ghar hai yani khana-e-mast
mahal hi kakh hai koshak makan hai

chacha am hai pisar beta pidar bap
to kumba khanuman-o-dudaman hai

safina naw kashti ban mallah
bahe pani to wo aab-e-rawan hai

batao aag kya hai nar-o-atish
dhuan kya chiz hai do-dud-o-khan hai

jise kahte ho tum gardun-e-gardan
falak charkh-o-siphar-o-asman hai

wahi jannat ki jis ki aarzu hai
naim-o-khuld-o-firdaus-o-jinan hai

suna kijiye hikayat hai kahani
kaha kijiye fasana dastan hai

mera sar ras hai matha jabin hai
mere munh mein zaban hai jo lisan hai

kaho tum jo taraazu hai so mizan
suno tum aazmaish imtihan hai

hajar patthar hai aur qirtas kaghaz
subuk halka hai aur bhaari giran hai

asa lathi alam neza sinan bhaal
jise hum qaus kahte hain kaman hai

nihan-o-musatatar poshida makhfi
jo bariz hai to zahir hai ayan hai

agar jaano ho tum rewad ko galla
to charwaha bhi rai aur shaban hai

kaha karte hain shair ko sukhan-dan
jo bhedi hai to mahram raazdan hai

humanja aamdam jae ki hasti
wahin aaya hun main bhi tu jahan hai

yahi kaun-o-makan duniya hai aalam
ye hi geti hi gihan hai jahan hai