lazzat-andoz-e-khalish hun sozan-e-taqdir ka
si raha hun chaak apne daman-e-tadbir ka

muskura kar is taraf chilman ko jumbish de gai
zarra-zarra hil gaya yan zabt ki tamir ka

le gaya har sunne wala apne apne rang mein
asl matlab rah gaya lekin meri taqrir ka

khun kar dil ko jhalak utthega sina nur se
subh ka rang-e-shafaq dibacha hai tanwir ka

ashk ka ek qatra-e-larzan sar-e-mizhgan hun main
jun gul-e-shama-e-sahar hun muntazir ek tir ka

ek lahn-e-muztarib hai meri mausiqi nahin
mere naghmon mein asar hai shewan-e-dil-gir ka

zindagi ek khwab-e-bedari hai bedari nahin
maut hai pahla asar is khwab ki tabir ka

is do-harfi lafz mein daftar ke daftar hain chhupe
dil hai ek tumar-e-pinhan ishq ki tafsir ka

kis se uljhega ye daman hi na hoga jab 'junun'
kyon na saman hi mita dun khar-e-daman-gir ka