zabt se na-ashna hum sabr se begana hum
kyun kisi se mangte jaen charagh-e-khana hum

khud hi saz-e-be-khudi ko chhed dete hain kabhi
khud hi sunte hain hadis-e-saghar-o-paimana hum

dafatan saz-e-do-alam be-sada ho jaega
kahte kahte ruk gae jis din tera afsana hum

sham-e-aiwan-e-haram ho ya charagh-e-taq-e-dair
hum ko donon se talluq hai ki hain parwana hum

dil jala phir khud jale phir sari duniya jal uthi
soz lae the ba-miqdar-e-par-e-parwana hum

jab hamein diwana banna hai to kaisi maslahat
maslahat ko bhi bana lenge tera diwana hum

bas-ki hai 'simab' be-mehri yaganon ka shiar
hain rahin-e-iltifat-e-khatir-e-begana hum