mutrib se nawa ruth gai hai to mujhe kya
ye shama agar jal ke bujhi hai to mujhe kya

main koh-o-bayaban ka chahakta hua panchhi
har shakh-e-chaman phuli-phali hai to mujhe kya

mausam ki hasin tal pe nachengi fazaen
ye baat kisi gul ne kahi hai to mujhe kya

khushbu se hai khali abhi daman-e-tasawwur
tu bagh-e-tamanna ki kali hai to mujhe kya

hai fakhr abhi apne budhape ke lahu par
shishe mein tere lal-pari hai to mujhe kya

ai dost main kab tha gham-e-haalat ke tabe
haalat ki raftar wahi hai to mujhe kya

maqsud faqat dast-e-tasawwur ki ziyarat
taswir mein rangon ki kami hai to mujhe kya

dam tod diya zauq-e-tamanna ne tadap kar
qatil ki nazar jam bani hai to mujhe kya

hoti hai ada rasm kahin meri bala se
parwan nai rit chadhi hai to mujhe kya

main pyar ke zakhmon ka parastar hun gul-chin
idrak ki shadab kali hai to mujhe kya

khatir mein talatum ko bhi lata nahin hamdam
kashti koi sahil pe lagi hai to mujhe kya

raushan hai mere dil mein teri yaad ka suraj
jugnu ki shab-e-gham se thani hai to mujhe kya

'mufti' meri aankhon ne faqat ashk bahae
hasil tujhe duniya ki khushi hai to mujhe kya