yahan bhi tu hai wahan bhi tu hai kahan nahin hai kidhar nahin hai
na phir bhi dekhe jo tera jalwa wo shakhs ahl-e-nazar nahin hai

wo qar-e-dariya ho ya kinara har ek ja main ne chhan mara
mizha pe larzan sarishk jaisa kahin bhi koi guhar nahin hai

badan agarche jawan jawan hai ragon ke andar lahu rawan hai
fuzul sab hai jo bahr-e-dil mein zuhur-e-madd-o-jazar nahin hai

huzur chaliye sanbhal sanbhal ke qadam zara aur halke halke
khayal rakhiye ye mera dil hai ye aap ki rahguzar nahin hai

gai bahaaron ke rag chhedo khizan ruton ki parat udhedo
tumhaari bazm-e-tarab mein saqi abhi meri chashm-e-tar nahin hai

main apna har kaam apni had mein bade tayaqqun se kar raha hun
meri lughat ke kisi waraq par agar nahin hai magar nahin

abhi talak us ke ru-e-zeba pe meri nazren tiki hui hain
use bhi hai ye guman-e-ghaalib ki aaine ko khabar nahin hai

jo bad-chalan tha zamane bhar ka wahi fazilat-maab thahra
usi ko dastar di gai hai ki jis ke shane pe sar nahin hai

kabhi jo ghar se safar pe niklo ye baat qirtas-e-dil pe likh lo
ki har sharik-e-safar hamara haqiqatan ham-safar nahin hai

isi mein 'akhlaq' umr bhar ki masafaton ka hai raaz pinhan
ye ek lamha jo wasl ka hai ye saat-e-mukhtasar nahin hai