log hilal-e-sham se badh kar pal mein mah-e-tamam hue
hum har burj mein ghatte ghatte subh talak gumnam hue

un logon ki baat karo jo ishq mein khush-anjam hue
najd mein qais yahan par 'insha' khar hue nakaam hue

kis ka chamakta chehra laen kis suraj se mangen dhup
ghur andhera chha jata hai khalwat-e-dil mein sham hue

ek se ek junun ka mara is basti mein rahta hai
ek hamin hushiyar the yaro ek hamin bad-nam hue

shauq ki aag nafas ki garmi ghatte ghatte sard na ho
chah ki rah dikha kar tum to waqf-e-daricha-o-baam hue

un se bahaar o bagh ki baaten kar ke ji ko dukhana kya
jin ko ek zamana guzra kunj-e-qafas mein ram hue

'insha'-sahib pau phatti hai tare dube subh hui
baat tumhaari man ke hum to shab bhar be-aram hue