tasawwur mein ye kaun aaya zaban par kis ka nam aaya
nashat-e-ruh ka har ek nafas le kar payam aaya

wafur-e-be-khudi mein ek aisa bhi maqam aaya
na duniya mere kaam aai na main duniya ke kaam aaya

aqidat se jabin jhuk jhuk gai rah-e-mohabbat mein
jahan un ka khayal aaya jahan un ka maqam aaya

zamane ko to duniya-bhar ki khushiyan bakhsh din tu ne
mere hisse mein aaya bhi to soz-e-na-tamam aaya

raha kuchh hosh bhi baqi to un ke husn-e-zeba ka
agar aaya to lab par be-khudi mein un ka nam aaya

gham-e-dauran gham-e-duniya gham-e-hasti ghalat thahre
jahan ki gardishen thahrin jahan gardish mein jam aaya

nigahon par jamal-e-dost parda ban ke chhata hai
sambhalna dekhna 'arif' bada mushkil maqam aaya