nahin ki hum ne kabhi haal-e-soz-e-jaan na kaha
magar ba-hila-e-araish-e-bayan na kaha

koi khata na hui jis ki ye mile padash
magar yahi ki zaminon ko aasman na kaha

jis anjuman se hua qissa-e-junun aaghaz
wahin kabhi na kaha go kahan kahan na kaha

ye ehtiram-e-talluq ye ehtiyat to dekh
ki zindagi ko kabhi hum ne raegan na kaha

tere karam ko karam hi kaha sitam ko sitam
zahe khulus-e-tamanna ki imtihan na kaha

hazar khushk raha apni zindagi ka chaman
teri bahaar ko lekin kabhi khizan na kaha

hamein bhi nudrat-e-uslub thi aziz magar
unhen jahan hi pukara gham-e-jahan na kaha