tir-e-mizhgan ko to paikan-e-qaza kahte hain
par nigah-e-ghalat-andaz ko kya kahte hain

samne mere to dushman ko bura kahte hain
dushmanon mein mujhe kya jaane wo kya kahte hain

jab kaha main ne mujhe aap bura kahte hain
kis dhitai se sitamgar ne kaha kahte hain

chahne walon ko apne jo bura kahte hain
sochte bhi hain kabhi aap ki kya kahte hain

bewafai ka teri khalq gila karti hai
aur hum hain ki tujhe jaan-e-wafa kahte hain

lab hilana bhi to ab mujh ko hua hai mushkil
meri har baat ko dushman ka gila kahte hain

muskura kar mujhe dekha ki meri jaan gai
naz kahte hain ise is ko ada kahte hain

ghair jo chahen kahen mujh ko magar yaad rahe
khub-ru hain wo jo auron ko bura kahte hain

zindagi hai wo haqiqat mein jo kahlati hai maut
hai wahi ain-e-baqa jis ko fana kahte hain

ghair kahta hai bura mujh ko to kahne dije
hoti aai hai ki achchhon ko bura kahte hain

hum jo kahte hain wo beja hai sarasar hai ghalat
aur aghyar jo kahte hain baja kahte hain

kya sitam hai nahin sunte wo fasana mera
kahte hain log use hosh-ruba kahte hain

ghar raqibon ke zarur aap gae the chhup kar
mujh se ye aap ke naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa kahte hain

aah ko meri samajhte hain nasim-e-gulshan
aur nalon ko wo andoh-ruba kahte hain

mujh se kya puchhte ho kya tumhein malum nahin
kyon mujhe kushta-e-andaza-o-ada kahte hain

aap to jaur ke mojid hain jafa ke bani
aap kya jaanen ki kis shai ko wafa kahte hain

hai junun un ko ye aashufta-sari hai un ki
gesu-e-yar ko jo sham-e-bala kahte hain

hai samajh ka ye teri pher buton ko zahid
kab khuda kahte hain hum shan-e-khuda kahte hain

sunte hi nind na aa jae to mera zimma
mere afsane ko andoh-ruba kahte hain

sar uda dete hain wo tegh-e-jafa se 'nashtar'
pyar se hum jo unhen jaan-e-wafa kahte hain