sab se behtar hai ki mujh par mehrban koi na ho
ham-nashin koi na ho aur raaz-dan koi na ho

mariye is hasrat mein gar qatil na hath aawe kahin
roiye apne pe khud gar nauha-khwan koi na ho [...]

kiya hai pyar jise hum ne zindagi ki tarah
wo aashna bhi mila hum se ajnabi ki tarah

kise khabar thi badhegi kuchh aur tariki
chhupega wo kisi badli mein chandni ki tarah [...]

'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 [...]

kya ho gaya kaisi rut palti mera chain gaya meri nind gai
khulti hi nahin ab dil ki kali mera chain gaya meri nind gai

main lakh rahun yunhi khak-basar shadab rahen tere sham-o-sahar
nahin us ka mujhe shikwa bhi koi mera chain gaya meri nind gai [...]