nigah-e-shauq mein sauda-e-justaju kya hai
dil-e-shikasta mein ab aur aarzu kya hai

nahin hai shart koi zauq-e-mai-kashi ke liye
nigah-e-rind mein mai-khana kya subu kya hai

bahaar shart hai gulshan mein zindagi ke liye
gulon ke nam pe tafriq-e-rang-o-bu kya hai

payam-e-amn-o-mohabbat jo le ke aae the
unhin se puchho ye har samt hao-hu kya hai

ajib aap ka eajaz-e-waza-dari hai
har ek baat mein kahte ho tum ki tu kya hai

nigah mein bulbul-o-gulchin ki hai waqar abhi
wagarna phulon ki gulshan mein aabru kya hai

na koi shauq na hasrat na justuju na khalish
bisat-e-raqs pe bismil ki aarzu kya hai