pankhudi lab hain to aariz hain gul-e-tar ki tarah
mast aankhen hain chhalakte hue saghar ki tarah

chandni sahn-e-chaman mauj-e-hawa kaif-e-bahaar
tu nahin hai to har ek shai hai sitamgar ki tarah

ashk-e-gham ko mere dekhe na hiqarat se koi
qatra qatra hai haqiqat mein samundar ki tarah

kya mitaega koi safha-e-hasti se hamein
hum zamane mein nahin harf-e-mukarrar ki tarah

dekh kar aaj ki tahzib ko mail-ba-zawal
fikr khamosh hai sanjida sukhnawar ki tarah

tira-bakhti hai ye apni ki zamane ka karam
apne hi ghar mein jo hum rahte hain be-ghar ki tarah

kaun batlae kise rah-rawi ke aadab
ab to rahzan bhi nazar aate hain rahbar ki tarah

ho gai wo bhi kisi shokh ki zulfon ki asir
nikhat-e-gul hai pareshan dil-e-muztar ki tarah

sajda-e-shukr-e-khuda hum se ada kya ho 'tarab'
dil to diwana-e-asnam hai aazar ki tarah