aah qasid to ab talak na phira
dil dhadakta hai kya hua hoga

kuchh mohabbat ko na tha chain se rakhna manzur
aur kuchh un ki inayat ne jine na diya

aa ki tujh bin is tarah ai dost ghabraata hun main
jaise har shai mein kisi shai ki kami pata hun main

'insha'-ji utho ab kuch karo is shahr mein ji ko lagana kya
wahshi ko sukun se kya matlab jogi ka nagar mein thikana kya

is dil ke darida daman ko dekho to sahi socho to sahi
jis jholi mein sau chhed hue us jholi ka phailana kya [...]

ishq mein be-tabiyan hoti hain lekin ai 'hasan'
jis qadar bechain tum ho us qadar koi na ho

dil ko khuda ki yaad tale bhi daba chuka
kam-bakht phir bhi chain na pae to kya karun