maut ke baad zist ki bahs mein mubtala the log

jise guzar gae hum baDe hunar ke sath

kaisi kaisi mahfilen suni huin

mere lahu ko meri KHak-e-naguzir ko dekh

teri aarzu se bhi kyun nahin gham-e-zindagi mein koi kami

ajib hote hain aadab-e-ruKHsat-e-mahfil

shayad ki wo waqif nahin aadab-e-safar se

dilon ka haal to ye hai ki rabt hai na gurez

na ab wo shiddat-e-awargi na wahshat-e-dil

hum ko jannat ki faza se bhi ziyaada hai aziz

shikwa-e-talKHi-e-haalat baja hai lekin

sada apni rawish ahl-e-zamana yaad rakhte hain

tang aate bhi nahin kashmakash-e-dahr se log

mahfil-arai hamari nahin ifraat ka nam

jaane kyun rang-e-baghawat nahin chhupne pata