nahin hota ubur-e-bahr-e-gham aasan nahin hota
kabhi kashti nahin hoti kabhi saman nahin hota

jise fikr-e-maal-e-gardish-e-dauran nahin hota
use insan nahin kahte hain wo insan nahin hota

nahin hota dil-e-nashad ka darman nahin hota
kisi surat nahin hota kisi unwan nahin hota

munawwar jis ke dil mein aariz-e-jaanan nahin hota
meri danist mein wo hafiz-e-quran nahin hota

yahan dil hi nahin rakhte ki armanon ka jhagda ho
khuda jaane ki kya hota hai kya arman nahin hota

tariqat ki khabar kya us ko wo kya marifat jaane
kabhi waiz sharik-e-mahfil-e-rindan nahin hota

ye pichhli shab ke aansu bhi ajab tasir rakhte hain
kabhi mahrum-e-rahmat dida-e-giryan nahin hota

numayan hun gunahgaron mein lekin phir bhi nadim hun
teri shan-e-karimi ke koi shayan nahin hota

sabhi kuchh hai gham-o-andoh-o-yas-o-hasrat-o-arman
tera aashiq gada-e-be-sar-o-saman nahin hota

teri rahmat ke moti ban ke barse jab kabhi barse
sarishk-alud isyan-kar ka daman nahin hota

hamesha aafiyat hi bais-e-afat hoti hai
jahan sahil nahin hota wahan tufan nahin hota

gada-e-mai-kada hun do-jahan hain mere daman mein
mujhe to shikwa-e-kotahi-e-daman nahin hota

nahin milta jise faiz-e-janab-e-saqi-e-kausar
mayassar us ko 'shaghil' baada-e-irfan nahin hota