kya karen tadbir-e-wahshat ai dil-e-diwana hum
us se mil bhi to nahin sakte hain aazadana hum

hum rahen duri kash-e-mai ghair mast-e-arghawan
aaj takra denge har paimane se paimana hum

dhundh lega aap manzil karwan-e-zindagi
ghair ka ehsan kyun len himmat-e-mardana hum

lab rahe khamosh lekin sari baaten ho gain
ek nazar mein kah gae afsana-dar-afsana hum

jis tarah insan ko le dube hain shaikh-o-barahman
lao saghar mein dubo den masjid-o-but-khana hum

jis ko duniya mein kisi ne munh lagaya hi nahin
mahfil-e-rindan mein hain tuta hua paimana hum

kash koi dekh hi leta nigah-e-lutf se
aae the mahfil mein 'jami' kitne mushtaqana hum