main kis waraq ko chhupaun dikhaun kaun sa bab
kisi habib ne mangi hai zindagi ki kitab

hamein na bhulna aalam-e-sad-zaman ki yahan
hamin hain maskan-e-hirman hamin hain bait-e-azab

inhi se shab mein ujala inhi se nur-e-khayal
mere liye to bahut kuchh hain dida-e-be-khwab

gaya tha dasht se uth kar samundaron ki taraf
wahan bhi tishna-nasibi wahan bhi marg-e-sarab

pakad ke daman-e-dil ya jhuka ke sar apna
diya hai khwab-e-shikasta ka har kisi ko hisab

mere kalam ki tafsir ke liye padhiye
jamal-e-fikr ki aayat nawa-e-jaan ki kitab

wo aankhen pyar ke lahje mein kah rahi thin 'hasan'
hamin se mang piyala hamin se mang sharab

hawa bahaar ke mausam mein yun chali ki 'naim'
na surkh-ru tha gulistan na surkh-ru the gulab