ye hadse mere fan ko nikhaar bhi denge
hayat ko nafas-e-shoala-bar bhi denge

ye ungliyan ki jo raqsan hain saz-e-ishrat par
hum un se kakul-e-giti sanwar bhi denge

khizan-rasida ye ghunche ye khar-o-khas ya sumum
chaman ko muzda-e-fasl-e-bahaar bhi denge

payam-e-subh-e-masarrat kahan muqaddar mein
kisi tarah jo shab-e-gham guzar bhi denge

kuchh aur socho mere haq mein dushmanon ki mujhe
mata-e-gham to mere gham-gusar bhi denge

kise khabar thi ki aalam-e-zindagi 'maikash'
khumar-e-baada-e-ishrat utar bhi denge