rawish rawish par junun ke aage khirad ke zalim maqam kab tak
jhuki jhuki si nazar kahan tak ruka ruka sa khiram kab tak

ye ehtiyat-e-karam kahan tak ye zahmat-e-gam-gam kab tak
nafas nafas mein payam kab tak nazar nazar mein salam kab tak

ye bandagi hai to bandagi ka fareb ruswa-e-am kab tak
labon pe subhen to hain musallam magar ye sinon mein sham tak

ruki si aahen jhuki nigahen wahi haqiqat wahi fasana
sukut tera sukut kab tak kalam tera kalam kab tak

tere kinare na tere dhaare teri halakat nahin to kya hai
tere safinon se sahilon par ye mauj ka intiqam kab tak

yahi jamal-e-gul-o-sukhan hai to aa chaman se dhuan uthawen
rawish rawish par bichhe rahenge ye lala-o-gul ke dam kab tak

na dosh-e-tufan na aashiyana na bijliyon par kamand teri
yahi chaman hai to is chaman mein tere nasheman ka nam kab tak

na nur tera na aag teri rabab tute sharab chhuti
ye zulmat-e-anjuman kahan tak ye tohmat-e-jam-jam kab tak

agar na barham hon ahl-e-mahfil to ahl-e-mahfil se 'shor' puchhun
koi bata de ki mere honton pe us ka naghma haram kab tak