na ghurur hai khirad ko na junun mein bankpan hai
ye mizaj-e-zindagi to bada hausla-shikan hai

jahan mil saken na mil ke jahan fasle hon dil ke
use anjuman na samjho wo fareb-e-anjuman hai

ye hawa chali hai kaisi ki dilon ki dhadkanon mein
na hadis-e-lala-o-gul na hikayat-e-chaman hai

nahin maslahat ki rahbar koi baat sach bata de
zara karwan se puchho jo shikast jo thakan hai

kai inqalab aae kai dip jhilmilae
jo bujhi nahin hai ab tak teri yaad ki kiran hai

main ghamon ki tirgi mein nahin is qadar bhi tanha
koi mujh se dur rah kar mere dil mein zau-fagan hai

nahin sab ke sath yaksan safar-e-hayat pyare
kahin rang-o-bu ke sae kahin dasht-e-pur-mehan hai