zakhm ko phul kahen nauhe ko naghma samjhen
itne sada bhi nahin hum ki na itna samjhen

zakhm ka apne mudawa kise manzur nahin
han magar kyun kisi qatil ko masiha samjhen

shoabada-bazi kisi ki na chalegi hum par
tanz o dushnam ko kahte ho latifa samjhen

khud pe ye zulm gawara nahin hoga hum se
hum to shoalon se na guzrenge na sita samjhen

chhodiye pairon mein kya lakdiyan bandhe phirna
apne qad se mera qad shauq se chhota samjhen

koi achchha hai to achchha hi kahenge hum bhi
log bhi kya hain zara dekhiye kya kya samjhen

hum to begane se khud ko bhi mile hain 'bilqis'
kis tawaqqo pe kisi shakhs ko apna samjhen