kaam diwanon ko shahron se na bazaron se
mast hain aalam-e-ijad ke nazzaron se

zulfen bal khati hain ya jhumti hai kali ghata
barish-e-nur hai har su tere rukhsaron se

wan naqab utthi yahan chandni ne khet kiya
kat gai zulmat-e-shab chand se rukhsaron se

dekhta rah gaya aaina kisi ki surat
zulfen atkheliyan karti rahin rukhsaron se

dekhen kis tarah basar hote hain ayyam-e-junun
yan to hai samna har dam inhin gham-khwaron se

hath uljha hai gareban mein khade dekhte hain
aur ummid koi kya kare gham-khwaron se

kashish-e-dasht-e-bala hubb-e-watan daman-gir
aaj ghar chhutta hai pahle-pahal aawaron se

marte dam tak teri talwar ka dam bharte rahe
haq ada ho na saka phir bhi wafadaron se

be-dhadak pichhle pahar nala-o-shewan na karen
kah de itna to koi taza-giraftaron se

mausam-e-gul nahin paigham-e-ajal tha sayyaad
dekh khali hai qafas aaj giraftaron se

kya bura haal hai angdaiyan lete lete
saqiya naz ab achchha nahin mai-khwaron se

kanpte hathon se saghar ko bachaya to bahut
kya kahen khud hi na sambhla gaya mai-khwaron se

sar ko takra ke gaya hai koi sahra ki taraf
khun sabit hai abhi shahr ki diwaron se

ediyan wadi-e-ghurbat mein ragadte hi rahe
dur khinchti gai manzil watan-awaron se

kan mein pichhle pahar aai ek aawaz-e-hazin
ab to gham-khwar bhi diq hain tere bimaron se

jhilmilane laga jab 'yas' charagh-e-sahari
phir to thahra na gaya hijr ke bimaron se