ye bhi na puchha tum ne ‘anjum’ jiita hai ya marta hai
vah-ji-va ashiq se koi aisi ghaflat karta hai
nai javani nae-navele nadan alladh aur albele
sach puchho to tum ko sahib dil dete ji Darta hai
puchhte kya ho haal hamara jiine ka hai kaun sahara
ro lete hain ji bhar bhar kar jab gham se ji bharta hai
un se nahin kuchh shikva ham ko un se nahin kuchh ranj-o-malal
kis se ai dil ishq kiya kis se chaah ko barta hai
rote rote hijr men kyun-kar jiine se dil ser na ho
kahte hain talab bhi sahib phevan phevan bharta hai
mujh ko to dil dene men kuchh uzr nahin ai jan-e-jahan
sach to ye hai dil hi khud kuchh aaga pichha karta hai
sail-e-sarishk-e-gham se ‘anjum’ khana-e-dil barbad na ho
dekho dekho kaaba ki buniyad men paani marta hai