falak ne bheje hain kya jaane kis wasile se
lahu ke bahr mein bhi kuchh sadaf hain nile se

abhi to qafila-e-baad sabz rah mein hai
isi liye to hain ashjar-e-dasht pile se

jo mere sath hai sadiyon se misl-e-aks-e-bahaar
khabar nahin ki hai wo shakhs kis qabile se

pada hai kab se siyah-posh mera dasht-e-badan
charagh is mein jala de kisi bhi hile se

qayas kahta hai un ke aqab mein hai suraj
chamak rahe hain ufaq par jo zard tile se

hai lams-e-ab se mahrum dasht-e-khak-o-hawa
na jaane kis liye zarraat phir hain gile se

ragon mein aaj bhi raushan hain surkh-o-zard charagh
ajib shai the wo ishrat badan nashile se