wajud-e-be-haqiqat par na itna shadman hota
jo asrar-e-haqiqat ka bhi insan raaz-dan hota

mujhe teri khushi thi kyon gham-e-sud-o-ziyan hota
tere hote jo ye hota to jina raegan hota

chaman mein in ki barbaadi pe kahiye main kahan hota
agar in chaar tinkon par madar-e-ashiyan hota

mujhe parwa nahin hoti to ye sab kuchh kahan hota
kidhar daur-e-bahaar aati kahan roz-e-khizan hota

nae andaz se kuchh shikwa-e-jaur-e-butan hota
nai tarz-e-fughan hoti naya rang-e-bayan hota

wufur-e-shauq-e-sajda mein kahan sar phodte ja kar
jo apne samne un ka na sang-e-astan hota

khizan ka daur hi rahta to achchha tha chaman walo
na gulshan mein bahaar aati na koi bad-guman hota

masaib ka zamana aata jata hai to achchha hai
azab-e-zindagi hota agar ye jawedan hota

ye sara apni kamzori se daur-e-na-tawani hai
budhapa aa ke kya leta agar azm-e-jawan hota

mita le aasman be-sarparasti bazm-e-hasti hai
teri piri nahin chalti agar pir-e-mughan hota

khayal aata hai jab duniya meri baaton pe hansti hai
jahan-e-zist mein apna bhi koi raazdan hota

burai se agar daman ko 'khushtar' hum bacha lete
to is tamir-e-nau se daur-e-khush-haali ayan hota