puchhen tere zulm ka sabab hum
itne to nahin hain be-adab hum

ilzam nahin hai fasl-e-gul par
khud apne junun ka hain sabab hum

sahil pe siwae khak kya tha
gharqab hue hain tishna-lab hum

karte hain talash-e-admiyyat
duniya mein hain aadmi ajab hum

fursat ho to aa ke dekh jao
muddat se pade hain jaan-ba-lab hum

bahar se hain momin-e-sarapa
indar se tamam bu-lahab hum

har shakh pe gul khile hue the
gulshan se 'saba' chale the jab hum