jo zamane ka ham-zaban na raha

bahut zi-fahm hain duniya ko lekin kam samajhte hain!

diwangi ki rah mein gum-sum hua na tha!

chaha bahut ki ishq ki phir ibtida na ho

auron pe ittifaq se sabqat mili mujhe

ajib dil mein mere aaj iztirab sa hai!

koi harf-e-nafi na kaam aaya

dushman-e-jaan koi bana hi nahin

badal ke rakh denge ye tasawwur ki aadmi ka waqar kya hai

gunjta shahron mein tanhai ka sannaTa to hai

ishq ki sari baaten ai dil pagal-pan ki baaten hain

mahfilon mein ja ke ghabraya kiye

wo rind kya ki jo pite hain be-KHudi ke liye

fareb kha ke bhi sharminda-e-sukun na hue

barson paDh kar sarkash rah kar zaKHmi ho kar samjha main