ye musht-e-khak mujh ko ek jahan malum hoti hai
jo gard-e-karwan hai karwan malum hoti hai

mujhe chashm-e-sitam jab mehrban malum hoti hai
to sari duniya apni ham-inan malum hoti hai

agar samjhe to kuchh sayyaad us ki aarzu samjhe
jise bijli hi zeb-e-ashiyan malum hoti hai

bhar aaya dil tarane bulbul-e-nashad ke sun kar
kahani gham ki naghmon mein nihan malum hoti hai

kali ka muskurana daman-e-gulchin ko dawat hai
meri har aarzu kyon gulsitan malum hoti hai

mohabbat ka fasana kya bas ek harf-e-tamanna hai
zara si baat hai aur dastan malum hoti hai

mera munh dekhte hain dam-ba-khud hain saghar-o-mina
teri mahfil ki har shai raazdan malum hoti hai