Mausam-e-abr ho subuu bhii ho,
gul ho gulshan ho aur tuu bhii ho,
kab tak aaiine kaa ye husn-e-qubuul,
muuNh teraa is taraf kabhuu bhii ho,
ho jo teraa saa rang gul kaa hai,
dekheN ham tab jab aisii buu bhii ho,
hai gar’z ishq sirf hii lekin,
shart ye hai ke justujuu bhii ho,
sarkashii gul kii sar nahiiN aatii,
naaz karne ko vaisaa ruu bhii ho,
kis ko bulbul hai dam-kashii kaa dimaagh,
ho to gul hii kii guftuguu bhii ho,
dil tamanaa-kadaa to hai par “Mir”,
ho to us kii hii aarzuu bhii ho.