meree khaatir na sahee apanee ana kee khaatir
apane bandon se to pindaar khudaee le le
kis ko bikana tha magar khush hain ki is heele se
ho gaeen apane khareedaar se baaten kya kya
saaqee ye khamoshee bhee to kuchh gaur-talab hai
saaqee tire may-khvaar badee der se chup hain
tere qaamat se bhee lipatee hai amar-bel koee
meree chaahat ko bhee duniya kee nazar kha gaee dost
chale the yaar bade zom mein hava kee tarah
palat ke dekha to baithe hain naqsh-e-pa kee tarah
jaane kis aalam mein too bichhada ki hai tere bagair
aaj tak har naqsh fariyaadee miree tahareer ka
tana-e-nashsha na do sab ko ki kuchh sokhta-jaan
shiddat-e-tishna-labee se bhee bahak jaate hain