wo mehrban ho to sahra bhi gulistan ho jaen
agar khafa ho to barham sitar-gan ho jaen

hawaen shauq samundar ki mehrban ho jaen
talab safina ho arman baadban ho jaen

ba-yas-e-dosti itne bhi ab na do ilzam
ki hum khud apni taraf se bhi bad-guman ho jaen

qalandaron ke liye shahr kya hai sahra kya
gharaz to thor thikanon se hai jahan ho jaen

tumhaari yaad kare aise dil mein ghar apna
hum apne ghar mein ba-tadrij mehman ho jaen

teri raza rahi shamil to is masafat mein
sulagte dasht ki dhupen bhi saeban ho jaen

jo ho yaqin to bas ek charagh kafi hai
na ho to lakh mah-o-mehr raegan ho jaen

chalo shigaf banaen fasil-e-waqt mein hum
ajab nahin ki baham sare raftagan ho jaen

jo said-e-dam-e-junun the wo pa gae manzil
asir-e-danish-o-binish na be-nishan ho jaen

fuzul thahre tag-o-taz-e-umr bhi sari
hatheliyon ki lakiren bhi raegan ho jaen

wafa ki jins hain 'irfan' hum bhi arzan hain
kharid lo kahin aisa na ho garan ho jaen