Sab maya hai

sab maya hai, sab Dhalti phirti chhaya hai
is ishq mein hum ne jo khoya jo paya hai

jo tum ne kaha hai, 'faiz' ne jo farmaya hai
sab maya hai

han gahe gahe did ki daulat hath aai
ya ek wo lazzat nam hai jis ka ruswai

bas is ke siwa to jo bhi sawab kamaya hai
sab maya hai

ek nam to baqi rahta hai, gar jaan nahin
jab dekh liya is saude mein nuqsan nahin

tab shama pe dene jaan patinga aaya hai
sab maya hai

malum hamein sab qais miyan ka qissa bhi
sab ek se hain, ye ranjha bhi ye 'insha' bhi

farhad bhi jo ek nahr si khod ke laya hai
sab maya hai

kyun dard ke name likhte likhte raat karo
jis sat samundar par ki nar ki baat karo

us nar se koi ek ne dhoka khaya hai?
sabab maya hai

jis gori par hum ek ghazal har sham likhen
tum jaante ho hum kyunkar us ka nam likhen

dil us ki bhi chaukhaT chum ke wapas aaya hai
sab maya hai

wo laDki bhi jo chand-nagar ki rani thi
wo jis ki alhaD aankhon mein hairani thi

aaj us ne bhi paigham yahi bhijwaya hai
sab maya hai

jo log abhi tak nam wafa ka lete hain
wo jaan ke dhoke khate, dhoke dete hain

han Thok-baja kar hum ne hukm lagaya hai
sab maya hai

jab dekh liya har shaKHs yahan harjai hai
is shahr se dur ek kuTiya hum ne banai hai

aur us kuTiya ke mathe par likhwaya hai
sab maya hai