wo bhi kya din the juda hote na the ek dam kahin
gardish-e-aflak se ab tum kahin aur hum kahin

tham rahen ya-rab na apne dida-e-pur-nam kahin
kam na ho duniya se ab ye chashma-e-zamzam kahin

gham na kha ai dil ki duniya ka yahi qanun hai
naghma-e-shadi kahin hai nala-e-matam kahin

ab ye aalam hai ki ek aalam ka ji qurban hai
o but-e-kafir na dekha tera sa aalam kahin

go pareshan kar de meri sarsar-e-ah ek jahan
ho na wo zulf-e-moambar darham-o-barham kahin

zalim-o-be-rahm duniya mein nahin gar aap sa
sabir-o-shakir ziyaada mujh se hoga kam kahin

ghuncha san khun-e-jigar pi pi ke rahte hain mudam
shakl-e-gul ho jae tukde dil jo ho khurram kahin

umr ke manind har dam hum se ram hai yar ko
chaukdi bhule hiran kar dekh le ye ram kahin

us ki pistan par jo phera hath wo kahne laga
mahramon par dalte hain hath na-mahram kahin

is zamin mein aur bhi 'daula' sunao ek ghazal
aap ke se sher ka dekha nahin aalam kahin