ghabra gae the rah ko pur-khar dekh kar
himmat bandhi hai qafila-e-salar dekh kar

logon ko un pe aaj bhi hai rashk aa raha
be-dam bik gae jo kharidar dekh kar

aaqa tumhaare dam se hai rangini-e-hayat
hum ji rahe hain barish-e-anwar dekh kar

chhanw mein koi jal raha hai ye khabar na thi
aae the hum to saya-e-diwar dekh kar

phir laut kar na ja sake is rahguzar se
thahre the yunhi zinat-e-bazar dekh kar

har zakhm ab gulab ki manind surkh hai
ji khush hua hai shiddat-e-azar dekh kar