ye aarzu hain hum koi aarzu karte
asir khud ko na hum dam-e-rang-o-bu karte

itab-bin jo hamare hain nukta-chin hum par
kahin jo milte to hum khul ke guftugu karte

wo aaina jo kare harf-giri-e-kirdar
jo hath aae to logon ke ru-ba-ru karte

kahin suragh-e-khulus-o-wafa agar milta
to apni zat ko hum waqf-e-justuju karte

hum aaj ashk-ba-daman jo hain to rona kya
tamam-umr hi guzri hai ha-o-hu karte

misal-e-aina rakhte jo dil mein aks-e-jamil
kabhi tabah na shishe ki aabru karte

kharab hote kharabe mein aur kya hota
huzur-e-saqi agar hum subu subu karte

hamein bhi kash jo taufiq-e-aizdi hoti
to hum bhi kausar-o-tasnim se wuzu karte

yaqin jo hota ki honge halak sidq-o-wafa
to ehtimam se marne ki aarzu karte

hamein bhi ras jo aati shaguftagi dil ki
to 'lais' hum bhi kabhi jurat-e-numu karte