did ke badle sada dida-e-tar rakkha hai
hum ko kyun randa-e-dargah-e-nazar rakkha hai

shab ki dahliz se us samt hain rahen kaisi
parda-e-khwab mein ye kaisa safar rakkha hai

saya-e-wasl-e-mohabbat ki wo khalwat na sahi
ye bhi kafi hai khayalon mein guzar rakkha hai

kitne ausaf mujhe apne ata us ne kiye
zauq-e-takhliq diya mujh mein hunar rakkha hai

shakh-dar-shakh teri yaad ki hariyali hai
hum ne shadab bahut dil ka shajar rakkha hai

har ghadi mujh pe nae aur jahan khulte hain
so bhi jaun to khula zehn ka dar rakkha hai

us ko qudrat hai jise jaisa bhi takhliq kare
shukr hai us ka mujhe us ne bashar rakkha hai