bahut hai ab meri aankhon ka aasman us ko
gaya wo daur ki thi fikr-e-ashiyan us ko

kiya hai saltanat-e-dil pe hukmaran us ko
nawazishon ka saliqa magar kahan us ko

shigaf-e-zakhm jo mera na khul gaya hota
to kaise milti ye shamshir-e-kahkashan us ko

jidhar bhi jata hai wo shola-e-bahaar-sarisht
duaen deta hai amboh-e-kushtgan us ko

khud us ki apni chamak ne suragh us ka diya
chhupaya main ne bahut zer-e-ab-e-jaan us ko

samundar apna sa munh le ke rah gae 'ishrat'
kiya tarawash-e-shabnam ne be-karan us ko