mujhe pasand hai kyon meri sham-e-tanhai
ye mujh se koi na puchhe ki main bata na sakun

ki apne aap pe mujh ko bhi e'timad nahin
kisi ne jab bhi koi baat mujh se puchhi hai

darogh maslahat-amez se liya hai kaam
kaha hai ashk ko shabnam to dagh ko lala

kabhi sawad-e-shab-e-gham ko nur ka haala
main apne khol se niklun to kis tarah niklun

zarur hogi sar-e-bazm meri ruswai
dikhaun dagh-e-uyub-e-barahnagi kyunkar

main sab ke samne nang-e-wajud kahlaun
na hogi mujh se ye laghzish mujhe mu'af karo

zamana ab bhi mujhe hosh-mand kahta hai
naqib-e-sidq-o-safa haq-pasand kahta hai