har shai jahan ki gard-o-ghubar-e-khayal hai
aashob-gah-e-dahr mein jina muhaal hai

ye gulshan-e-yaqin bhi ba-juz wahm kuchh nahin
aalam jise kahen wo tilism-e-khayal hai

nairagi-e-nazar ke siwa aur kuchh nahin
dud-e-firaq jalwa-e-sham-e-visal hai

ye naghma-e-wajud kisi ragni ki rakh
ek chikh saz-e-umr-e-abad ka maal hai

har mauj hai ki hath se chhutti hui inan
wo jast-o-khez hai ki sambhalna muhaal hai

tapte dinon ki aag mein jine ki aarzu
shabnam ba-ru-e-gul araq-e-infial hai

tanhaiyon mein baith ke khud ko shikar kar
ye dasht-e-dil bhi dasht-e-khutan ki misal hai