sham ke aasar gile hain bahut
phir meri aaankhon mein tile hain bahut

tum se milne ka bahana tak nahin
aur bichhad jaane ke hile hain bahut

kisht-e-jaan ko khushk-sali kha gai
mausamon ke rang pile hain bahut

barf pighli hai faraaz-e-arsh se
aasman ke rang nile hain bahut

bel ki surat hain hum phaile hue
hum faqiron ke wasile hain bahut

main bhi apni zat mein aabaad hun
mere andar bhi qabile hain bahut

log basti ke bhi hain shirin-sifat
mere naghme bhi rasile hain bahut

'qais' hum jogi hain apne shahr ke
nag to hum ne bhi kile hain bahut