zist ki had hai jahan tak himmat-e-mardana hai
aadmi tarikh hai aur aadmi afsana hai

khum kahin bharpur hai khali kahin paimana hai
tu kahan soi hui ai jurat-e-rindana hai

sari duniya ek fareb-e-jalwa-e-jaanana hai
ye haram hai dur se nazdik se but-khana hai

waqt ka meri tarah un ko bhi hai shikwa magar
mere shikwa ka zara andaz bebakana hai

ye kisi ne bhi na dekha aag parwane mein thi
ye zamana dekhta hai aag mein parwana hai

kuchh hawa de den agar bairun-e-dar ki koshishen
ghar jalane ke liye hazir charagh-e-khana hai

tishnagi-e-shauq manzil tak salamat le ke ja
hoshiyar ai rah-rau har mod par mai-khana hai

pursish-e-ahwal par juz-shukr kuchh kahte nahin
boriye par bhi mizaj-e-ahl-e-dil shahana hai