wo mauj-e-hawa jo abhi bahne ki nahin hai
hum jaante hain aap se kahne ki nahin hai

yun khush na ho ai shahr-e-nigaran ke dar o baam
ye wadi-e-saffak bhi rahne ki nahin hai

ai kash koi koh-e-nida hi se pukare
diwar-e-sukut aap hi dhahne ki nahin hai

kyun aks-e-gurezan se chamak bujh gai dil ki
ye raat to mahtab ke gahne ki nahin hai

raqqasa-e-sahra-e-junun bhi hai yahi mauj
yak chashma-e-khun-nab se bahne ki nahin hai

ek tarfa tamasha hai mujhe shokhi-e-guftar
aashuftagi-e-'mir' bhi sahne ki nahin hai