kuchh to kah wasl ki phir raat chali jati hai
din guzar jaen hain par baat chali jati hai
rah gae gah tabassum pe gahe baat hi par
bare ai ham-nashin auqat chali jati hai
tuk to waqfa bhi kar ai gardish-e-dauran ki ye jaan
umr ke haif hi kya sat chali jati hai
yan to aati nahin shatranj-zamana ki chaal
aur wan bazi hui mat chali jati hai
roz aane pe nahin nisbat-e-ishqi mauquf
umr bhar ek mulaqat chali jati hai
shaikh-e-be-nafs ko nazla nahin hai nak ki rah
ye hai jiryan-e-mani dhat chali jati hai
khirqa mindil o rida mast liye jate hain
shaikh ki sari karamat chali jati hai
hai muazzin jo bada murgh musalli us ki
maston se nok hi ki baat chali jati hai
panw rukta nahin masjid se dam-e-akhir bhi
marne par aaya hai par lat chali jati hai
ek hum hi se tafawut hai sulukon mein 'mir'
yun to auron ki mudaraat chali jati hai