sabr khud ukta gaya achchha hua
kuchh to bojh ehsas ka halka hua

wo ghurur-e-hosh-mandi kya hua
jo qadam padta hai wo bahka hua

chhed baitha waqt apni ragni
saz par jab aap ka qabza hua

tak raha hai khud unhi ki anjuman
fitna fitna un ka chaunkaya hua

rup badla hai sahar ka raat ne
dekhne walo tumhein dhoka hua

kar rahe ho kis se tum zikr-e-chaman
ghuncha ghuncha hai mera dekha hua

aap kaj-rau hain ki sab kaj-fahm hain
hal badi mushkil se ye uqda hua

maslahat 'yaqub' kyun hai dam-ba-khud
raaz kis ki bazm ka ifsha hua