wahshi the bu-e-gul ki tarah is jahan mein hum
nikle to phir ke aae na apne makan mein hum

sakin hain josh-e-ashk se aab-e-rawan mein hum
rahte hain misl-e-mardum-e-abi jahan mein hum

shaida-e-ru-e-gul na to shaida-e-qadd-e-sarw
sayyaad ke shikar hain is bostan mein hum

nikli labon se aah ki gardun nishana tha
goya ki tir jode hue the kaman mein hum

aaluda-e-gunah hai apna riyaz bhi
shab katte hain jag ke mugh ki dukan mein hum

himmat pas-az-fana sabab-e-zikr-e-khair hai
murdon ka nam sunte hain har dastan mein hum

saqi hai yar-e-mah-liqa hai sharab hai
ab baadshah-e-waqt hain apne makan mein hum

nairang-e-rozgar se aiman hain shakl-e-sarw
rakhte hain ek haal bahaar-o-khizan mein hum

duniya o aakhirat mein talabgar hain tere
hasil tujhe samajhte hain donon jahan mein hum

paida hua hai apne liye boriya-e-faqr
ye nistan hai sher hain is nistan mein hum

khwahan koi nahin to kuchh is ka ojab nahin
jins-e-giran-baha hain falak ki dukan mein hum

likkha hai kis ke khanjar-e-mizhgan ka us ne wasf
ek zakhm dekhte hain qalam ki zaban mein hum

kya haal hai kisi ne na puchha hazar haif
nalan rahe jaras ki tarah karwan mein hum

aaya hai yar fatiha padhne ko qabr par
bedar bakht-e-khufta hai khwab-e-giran mein hum

shagird tarz-e-khanda-zani mein hai gul tera
ustad-e-andalib hain soz-o-fughan mein hum

bagh-e-jahan ko yaad karenge adam mein kya
kunj-e-qafas se tang rahe aashiyan mein hum

allah-re be-qarari-e-dil hijr-e-yar mein
gahe zamin mein the to gahe aasman mein hum

darwaza band rakhte hain misl-e-hubab-e-bahr
qufl-e-durun-khana hain apne makan mein hum

'atish' sukhan ki qadr zamane se uth gai
maqdur ho to qufl laga den zaban mein hum