ye kis ne kah diya hai qasr-e-sultani mein rahta hun
main apni zat mein phaili bayabani mein rahta hun

bahut hi sadgi se roz khata hun fareb us se
phir us ke baad pahron ek hairani mein rahta hun

main din-bhar khub hansta hun hamesha muskuraata hun
magar shab-bhar main bazm-e-ashk-afshani mein rahta hun

mujhe jo dushmanon ke war se mahfuz rakhti hain
main kuchh aisi duaon ki nigahbani mein rahta hun

ye main ne aazmaya hai bade logon ki mahfil mein
main jitna chup rahun utni hi aasani mein rahta hun

kisi bhi waqt ashkon ka bahao kam nahin hota
main dariya ki tarah har waqt tughyani mein rahta hun