kahte hain ki de meri bala daad kisi ki
kanon ko maza deti hai fariyad kisi ki
rona hai tira kaam magar dida-e-tar dekh
tasvir-e-khyali na ho barbad kisi ki
karta huun gila un se jo virani-e-dil ka
kahte hain ye basti nahin abad kisi ki
abad khuda rakkhe tujhe ku-e-mohabbat
mitti nahin hoti yahan barbad kisi ki
kuchh aur to ham paas ‘mubarak’ nahin rakhte
rakhta hai tamanna dil-e-nashad kisi ki