mere nalon mein ham-sar josh-e-dariya ho nahin sakta
mera ham-gard sahra mein bagula ho nahin sakta

dawa se hijr ka bimar achchha ho nahin sakta
dua se dekhen ho sakta hai kuchh ya ho nahin sakta

wo bulbul hun ki fasl-e-gul mein ghaugha ho nahin sakta
wo tuti hun ki aaine se goya ho nahin sakta

giran-jaani bhi is sanjidgi ke sath hai mujh mein
ki koh-e-kohkan pasang mera ho nahin sakta

chhupao shakl ya taqrir par be-parda kahta hun
ki mujh ko tum se tum ko mujh se parda ho nahin sakta

wo zarra hun ki khurshid-e-qayamat bhi na chamkae
wo qatra hun samundar se bhi dariya ho nahin sakta

wo gumrah hun ki khizr aae hidayat ko to gumrah ho
wo murda hun ki isa se bhi zinda ho nahin sakta

wo wahshi hun ki mujh se bhagta hai aahu-e-wahshat
wo majnun hun koi ham-pesha mera ho nahin sakta

wo sar-gashta hun wahshat har qadam chakraati hai mujh se
mere daure mein koi sar-ba-sahra ho nahin sakta

qubul-e-khatir-o-lutf-e-sukhan ai 'rashk' aur hi hai
nahin to shairon se aur kya kya ho nahin sakta