jab rukh-e-husn se naqab utha
ban ke har zarra aaftab utha

dubi jati hai zabt ki kashti
dil mein tufan-e-iztirab utha

marne wale fana bhi parda hai
uth sake gar to ye hijab utha

shahid-e-mai ki khalwaton mein pahunch
parda-e-nashsha-e-sharab utha

hum to aankhon ka nur kho baithe
un ke chehre se kya naqab utha

aalam-e-husn-e-sadgi tauba
ishq kha kha ke pech-o-tab utha

hosh naqs-e-khudi hai ai 'ehsan'
la utha shisha-e-sharab utha