na bana saka nasheman kisi ajnabi chaman mein
mera ghar jala hai jab se mere apne hi watan mein

mere zauq-e-khush-libasi ko farishte bhi to dekhen
main marun to dafn karna teri-len ke kafan mein

ye hai be-sabaat duniya isi dam ke murgh ki si
jo subh paka kitchen mein magar aaya na tiffin mein

maza gul ke todne ka to mila bahut ai gulchin
mili lazzat-e-khalish bhi kisi khar ki chubhan mein

yahi aarzu hai meri nazm-o-nasr mein yaksan
ki nahin tazad koi mere sher aur sukhan mein

kabhi sabiqa pade na mera sas aur khusar se
mile biwi gay jaisi jo bandhi rahe sahn mein

main kabhi na byah karta jo mujhe ye ilm hota
ki hajm badhega un ka to ghatunga main wazan mein

chadha un pe gosht kaise meri nikli haddiyan kyon
ye to raaz ki hain baaten kahun kaise anjuman mein

yahi farq rah gaya hai ai raqib tujh mein mujh mein
main basa hun ja ke bambai tu raha nahin dakan mein

wahan byah main rachaya tu raha yahan akela
main qafas mein bhi hun aazad tu asir hai chaman mein

ye hamara hi watan hai magar aaj hum hain mehman
hai ajab sitam-zarifi ki hain be-watan watan mein

koi 'khwah-makhwah' puchhe tere qurb ki latafat
ki tera khayal aaya hui gudgudi badan mein