saaqii terii mahafil me.n ham jaam uchhaale.nge
jab kaabe me.n jaaye.nge zam_zam se nahaa le.nge

ham dast_navardii kaa kuchh aur mazaa le.nge
manzil pe bhii talvo.n ke kaa.NTe na nikaale.nge

ham gulshan-e-fitarat se jiine kii adaa le.nge
shaaKho.n se lachak le.nge kaa.NTo.n se anaa le.nge
 

mere chehare se Gam aashakaaraa nahii.n
ye na samajho ke mai.n Gam kaa maaraa nahii.n 

Duubane ko to Duube magar naaz hai
ahl-e-saahil ko ham ne pukaaraa nahii.n 

yuu.N dikhaataa hai aa.Nkhe.n hame.n baaG_baa.N
jaise gulshan pe kuchh haq hamaaraa nahii.n 

zikr-e-saaqii hii kaafii nahii.n ai ’Fana’
bepiye maikade me.n guzaaraa nahii.n 

ko_ii samajhegaa kyaa raaz-e-gulashan
jab tak ulajhe na kaa.NTo.n se daaman 

yak-ba-yak saamane aanaa jaanaa
ruk na jaaye kahii.n dil kii dha.Dakan 

gul to gul Khaar tak chun liye hai.n
phir bhii Khaalii hai gulchii.n kaa daaman 

kitanii aaraa_ish-e-aashiyaanaa
TuuT jaaye na shaaKh-e-nasheman 

azamat-e-aashiyaanaa ba.Daa dii
barq ko dost samajhuu.N ke dushman 

jab bhii nazm-e-maikadaa badalaa gayaa
ek na ek jaam-e-hasii.n to.Daa gayaa 

jab safiinaa mauj se Takaraa gayaa
naaKhudaa ko bhii Khudaa yaad aa gayaa 

[safiinaa=ship/boat; naaKhudaa=oarsman (also personifying evil)] 

mai.n ne chhe.Daa qissaa-e-jaur-e-falak
jaane kyuu.N un ko pasiinaa aa gayaa 

[jaur=oppression] 

dekh kar un kii jafaao.n kaa Khuluus
mai.n vafaa ke naam par sharmaa gayaa 

aap ab aaye.N hai.n aa.Nsuu po.nchane
jab mere daaman pe dhabbaa aa gayaa 

din guzar gayaa aitabaar me.n
raat kaT ga_ii intazaar me.n 

vo mazaa kahaa.N vasl-e-yaar me.n
lutf jo milaa intazaar me.n 

un kii ik nazar kaam kar ga_ii
hosh ab kahaa.N hoshiyaar me.n 

mere kaase me.n kaayenaat hai
mai.n huu.N aap ke iKhtiyaar me.n 

aa.Nkh to uThii phuul kii taraf
dil ulajh gayaa husn-e-Khaar me.n 

tum se kyaa kahe.n kitane Gam sahe
ham ne be-vafaa tere pyaar me.n 

fikr-e-aashiyaa.N har Khizaam kii
aashiyaa.N jalaa har bahaar me.n 

kis tarah ye Gam bhuul jaaye ham
vo judaa huaa is bahaar me.n 

dil se agar kabhii teraa aramaan jaayegaa
ghar ko lagaake aag ye mehamaan jaayegaa

sab honge us se apane ta’arruf kii fikr me.n
mujh ko mere sukuut se pahachaan jaayegaa

is kufr-e-ishq se mujhe kyo.n rokate ho tum
imaan vaalo meraa hii imaan jaayegaa

aaj us se mai.n ne shikavaa kiyaa thaa sharaaratan
kis ko Khabar thii itanaa buraa maan jaayegaa

ab us muqaam par hai.n merii beqaraariyaa.N
samajhane vaalaa hoke pashemaan jaayegaa

duniyaa pe aisaa vaqt pa.Degaa ki ek din
insaan kii talaash me.n insaan jaayegaa