tafakkuraat-e-zamana se ho ke begane
ye kis khayal mein uljhe hue hain diwane

har ek hansta hai lekin ye koi kya jaane
ye ban gae ki banae gae hain diwane

nigah-e-ishq mein shah-o-gada barabar hain
nigah-e-ishq koi imtiyaz kya jaane

kisi ke uthne se suni na hogi bazm koi
bahaar-e-shama salamat hazar parwane

wahi jahan ke nasheb-o-faraaz ko samjhe
chale jo rah-e-mohabbat ki thokaren khane

yahan khushi to nahin hai magar pae taskin
ghamon ka nam khushi rakh liya hai duniya ne

ye jaanta hun ki tai kar raha hun rah-e-hayat
kahan pe hai meri manzil use khuda jaane

fana hai sab ko in aabaadiyon pe naz na kar
zaban-e-haal se ye kah rahe hain parwane

jo apne hath se koi pila de ai 'shaarib'
us ek jam pe sadqe hazar paimane