main agar dil jala nahin hota
sher koi kaha nahin hota

azmat-e-ishq hai ki jhukta hun
koi paikar khuda nahin hota

bans ke shahar mein base logo
har shajar khokhla nahin hota

bas wahi raat din ki gardish hai
aur kuchh bhi naya nahin hota

ras aane lagi hai furqat bhi
in dinon gham-zada nahin hota

apni wahshat se khauf khata hun
zabt har martaba nahin hota

ek sagar chhupa hai aankho mein
sirf aansu chhupa nahin hota

masala zindagi ka hai 'kafir'
maut mein kuchh bura nahin hota