manzil-e-hasti mein ek yusuf ki thi mujhko talash

shisha-e-dil ko yun na uThao

hae kya chiz thi jawani bhi

batao aise marizon ka hai ilaj koi

bani hain shahr-ashob-e-tamanna

musibat thi hamare hi liye kyun

duaen mangi hain saqi ne khol kar zulfen

tumne chheDa to kuchh khule hum bhi

phuT nikla zahr sare jism mein

lutf-e-bahaar kuchh nahin go hai wahi bahaar

mana ki bazm-e-husn ke aadab hain bahut

waizon buniyaad-e-kaba mein buton ki hastiyan

aap jis dil se gurezan the usi dil se mile

teri koshish hum ai dil sai-e-la-hasil samajhte hain

husn-e-arasta qudrat ka atiyya hai magar