magar us ko fareb-e-nargis-e-mastana aata hai
ulatti hain safen gardish mein jab paimana aata hai

nihayat dil ko hai marghub bosa khal-e-mushkin ka
dahan tak apne kab tak dekhiye ye dana aata hai

khushi se apni ruswai gawara ho nahin sakti
gareban phadta hai tang jab diwana aata hai

firaq-e-yar mein dil par nahin malum kya guzri
jo ashk aankhon mein aata hai so betabana aata hai

bagule ki tarah kis kis khushi se khak udata hun
talash-e-ganj mein jo samne virana aata hai

samajhte hain mere dil ki wo kya na-faham o nadan hain
huzur-e-shama be-matlab nahin parwana aata hai

talab duniya ko kar ke zan-muridi ho nahin sakti
khayal-e-abru-e-himmat-e-mardana aata hai

hamesha fikr se yan aashiqana sher dhalte hain
zaban ko apni bas ek husn ka afsana aata hai

tamasha-gah-e-hasti mein adam ka dhyan hai kis ko
kise is anjuman mein yaad khalwat-khana aata hai

saba ki tarah har ek ghairat-e-gul se hain lag chalte
mohabbat hai sarisht apni hamein yarana aata hai

ziyarat hogi kaba ki yahi tabir hai is ki
kai shab se hamare khwab mein but-khana aata hai

khayal aaya hai aaina ka munh us mein wo dekhenge
ab uljhe baal sukhane ki khatir shana aata hai

phansa deta hai murgh-e-dil ko dam-e-zulf-e-pechan mein
tumhaare khal-e-rukh ko bhi fareb-e-dana aata hai

itab o lutf jo farmao har surat se raazi hain
shikayat se nahin waqif hamein shukrana aata hai

khuda ka ghar hai but-khana hamara dil nahin 'atish'
maqam-e-ashna hai yan nahin begana aata hai