wo phul hai kaise man lun main
ki phul ka rang hai ramida

ghalat hai us ko bahaar kahna
bahaar to hai khizan-gazida

wo kahkashan hai main kaise kah dun
ki kahkashan to rahin-e-shab hai

main mutmain chand se nahin hun
ki chand ko bhi dawam kab hai

hai roz-e-raushan bhi tira-qismat
ye raaz waqt-e-ghurub jaana

main kaise suraj samajh lun us ko
nasib suraj ka dub jaana

saba se us ko misal de dun
to ye jasarat-e-jawaz chahe

saba to kaliyon ko zindagi de
chaman ke kanton ko bhul jae

wo yun nahin naghma hasin bhi
ki naghma naghma-nawaz tak hai

wo saz hoga to kaise hoga
ki saz tarkib-e-saz tak hai

jo raunaq-e-bazm pur-kashish thi
wo subh hote dhuan dhuan hai

yaqin hai wo shama bhi nahin hai
ki shama ek shab ki dastan hai

agar kahun hai wo sabz patta
to dhyan mein khushk dal aae

darakht kahna fuzul hoga
ruton ka mujh ko khayal aae

kahun use hai wo arsh-qudsi
to baat phir bhi baja nahin hai

zamin walon ki dastaras mein
faraaz-e-arsh-e-ula nahin hai

kahan ye qatra misal-e-dariya
kahan meri manzil-e-talab hai

use samundar qarar deta
magar samundar to pur-ghazab hai

use main baadal ka nam deta
magar ye baadal hai kaisa baadal

tamam sahra taras raha hai
magar kahin aur barsa baadal

main is ko thahraun raaz-e-pinhan
to zehn ki hai ye na-rasai

hazar fikr-o-nazar ne chaha
samajh mein phir bhi na baat aai

agar kahun main wo aadmi hai
to kam-nigahi ke zakhm khaun

farishte aadam pe mo'tariz the
use farishta bhi kah na panw

kahun main insan bila-tammul
magar hai insan ka to saya

dayar-e-sidra ki manzilon se
na koi insan guzar ke aaya

wo saz-e-kirdar bhi hain kamtar
hai zikr jin ka kahaniyon mein

kanwal se us ki misal kaisi
kanwal tu khilta hai paniyon mein

kitab kah kar samajhna chahun
to aql ye baat bhi na mane

hikayaton se dalil laun
to sochun qisse main sab purane

agar kahun hai wo lauh-o-kursi
to baat phir bhi nahin hai jachti

main jis se us ko misal deta
koi to aisi misal bachti

kabhi kabhi yun bhi sochta hun
khuda nahin par khudai us ki

kabhi kabhi yun bhi sochta hun
ye had nahin intihai us ki

na us ka ham-sar na us ka saya
wo nur wala wo taj wala

hai nabz-e-dauran pe hath us ka
wo kal ka malik wo aaj wala

wo kaun hai us ki intiha kya
khuda hi samjhe khuda hi jaane

gharib-o-khasta magar usi ko
dawa bhi samjhe dua hi jaane

murad jis ki hai jo bhi apni
huzur rabb-e-jalil mange

'said' lekin usi ko chahun
jise dua-e-khalil mange