جان کے در پے، مگر بن کر مسیحا، بیٹھنا

Jaan ke dar-pay, magar ban kar maseeha, baithna

ik qayamat ban gaya hai un ka uthna baithna

baithay baithay hi utha dete hain fitnay sainkron

aap kis se seekh kar baithay hain, aisa baithna

manzil-e-ulfat ke raahi ko faqat chalne se kaam

chal paray jab yeh musaafir, phir kahan ka baithna

ahl-e-mehfil ke liye main nish-e-aqrab to nahi

kyun guzarta hai garaan mera wahan ja baithna

un ke deewanay ki aamad ka pata deta hai saaf

kuch bigolon ka biyaaban mein yeh uthna baithna

bhool sakta hi nahi koi yeh manzar, yeh samaan

un ka woh pehlu se uthna aur dil ka baithna

talkhiyan baaton mein, lehjay mein tapish, barham mizaaj

ho jahan toheen reh reh kar, wahan kya baithna

un ke is tarz-e-talawwun par hai duniya dam-ba-khud

ja-o-be-ja keh guzarna, jal ke uthna baithna

aadmiyat ke taqazay, rang latay hain zaroor

kaam aata hai kisi din sab mein uthna baithna

rafta rafta uth gaye khud, jo uthate thay mujhe

koocha-e-jaanaan mein aakhir kaam aaya, baithna

hijr ki shab aisi soorat ho to neend aaye ke

dard-e-dil uth kar uthaye jab, to kaisa baithna

sham'a se bas ik yehi hum ne sabaq seekha Naseer!

bazm dar-aaghosh rehna aur tanha baithna