ye mazur bekas ghabi zehni bachche
hain insan nahin koi mati ke putle

zaban se hain gunge samaat se aari
banao na in ko sadak ke bhikari

hain pur-pech-tar in ki hasti ke raste
ki pur-soz jaise hon bansi ke naghme

sarape ko un ke na be-kar kahna
ye hain zindagi ka hasin ek gahna

kabhi ye hansaen kabhi ruth jaen
dilon se ghamon ki lakiren mitaen

ye nat-khat hatile bahut chulbule hain
adaon mein in ki ajab walwale hain

kati ungliyan hain musawwir banenge
apahij sahi phir bhi tajir banenge

mohabbat ka sinon mein jazba jagao
samaji farize ko apne nibhao

ye ek farz aisa ki rahat hai is mein
chhupi ibn-e-adam ki azmat hai is mein

inhen ghaur se tum ghadi bhar jo dekho
mashiyyat hai qudrat ki kuchh is ko samjho

suluk un se rakkho mohabbat wafa ka
sila paoge tum bhi be-shak jaza ka

inhen bhul kar na kabhi dur rakhna
'adim' in sitaron ko mamur rakhna