lakht-e-jigar ko kyunkar mizhgan-e-tar sambhaale
ye shakh wo nahin jo bar-e-samar sambhaale

diwana ho ke koi phada kare gareban
mumkin nahin ki daman wo be-khabar sambhaale

talwar khinch kar wo khun-khwar hai ye kahta
munh par jo khate darta ho wo sipar sambhaale

takiye mein aadmi ko lazim kafan hai rakhna
baitha rahe musafir rakht-e-safar sambhaale

yak dam na nibhne deti un ki tunak-mizaji
rakhte na hum tabiat apni agar sambhaale

wo nakhl-e-khushk hun main is gulshan-e-jahan mein
phirta hai baghban bhi mujh par tabar sambhaale

har gam par khushi se waraftagi si hogi
lana jawab-e-khat ko ai nama-bar sambhaale

ya phir katar par us ke sayyaad ya chhuri pher
be-baal-o-par ne tere phir baal-o-par sambhaale

dard-e-firaq 'atish' tadpa raha hai hum ko
ek hath dil sambhaale hai ek jigar sambhaale