kab wo sunta hai kahani meri

hue mar ke hum jo ruswa hue kyun na gharq-e-dariya

zid ki hai aur baat magar KHu buri nahin

mai se gharaz nashat hai kis ru-siyah ko

be-KHudi be-sabab nahin ghaalib

na gul-e-naghma hun na parda-e-saz

zindagi mein to wo mahfil se uTha dete the

bak raha hun junun mein kya kya kuchh

ek ek qatre ka mujhe dena paDa hisab

hai tamasha-gah-e-soz-e-taza har yak uzw-e-tan

rashk kahta hai ki us ka ghair se iKHlas haif

KHat likhenge garche matlab kuchh na ho

hua hai shah ka musahib phire hai itraata

baiTha hai jo ki saya-e-diwar-e-yar mein

bana kar faqiron ka hum bhes ghaalib