kuch muhtasibon k khilwat main kuch waiz k ghar jati hai

ham bada-kashon k hise ko ab jam main kam kam ati hai

yun arz-o-talab se kab ai dil patthar-dil pani hote hain

tum lakh raza k khu dalo kab khu-e-sitamgar jati hai

bedad-garon ki basti hai yan dad kahan fariyad kahan

sar phorti phirti hai nadan fariyad jo dar dar jati hai

han ji k zayan k ham ko bhi tashwish hai lekin kya kjiye

har rah jo udhar ko jati hai maqtal se guzar kar jati hai

ab kucha-e-dilbar ka rah-rau rahzan bhi bane to bat bane

pahre se udu talte hi nahin aur rat barabar jati hai

ham ahal-e-qafas tanha bhi nahin har roz nasim-e-subah-e-watan

yadon se muattar ati hai ashkon se munawwar jati hai