pahle jo tha wahi hai haal miyan
ishq ko hai kahan zawal miyan

ek dil hi nahin bahut kuchh hai
jis ke lutne ka hai malal miyan

razm-gah-e-hayat mein kya kya
kaam aai hai gham ki dhaal miyan

aadmi waqt ki jabin par hai
aaj sab se bada sawal miyan

dil halak-e-gham-e-zamana hua
pad gaya aaine mein baal miyan

qais-o-farhad se na do tashbih
aap apni hun main misal miyan

ek yahi raushni-e-taba to hai
meri punji meri manal miyan

is gham-e-zist ke talatum mein
kya firaq aur kya visal miyan

kab hua hum se be-kulahon ka
kaj-kulahon se ittisal miyan

hum qalandar hain hum se mat uljho
aa gaya gar kahin jalal miyan

sach hai 'jabir' ka dam ghanimat hai
ab kahan aise khush-maqal miyan