pate hain muddaa ko gham-e-muddaa se hum
sarshaar hain tamanni-e-be-iltija se hum

ab jis pe chahen rakh den wo ilzam-e-mai-kashi
hai mast hum se un ki ada aur ada se hum

begangi ne teri diya hosh-e-ghairati
sabit hue hain kis sitam-e-na-rawa se hum

baithe rahe wo khun-e-tamanna kiye hue
dekha kiye unhen nigah-e-iltija se hum

tera shabab hai gham-e-ulfat ki ibtida
yani hue shurua teri intiha se hum

ab kis se ja ke un ki shikayat bayan karen
un se bhi pahle ruth chuke hain khuda se hum

aazad hai alaeq-e-rasm-o-riwaj se
'maikash' ko jaante hain bahut ibtida se hum