hawadisat ke mare saubaton mein pale
nigah-e-garm se tarsan hon bijliyon ke jale

wo but-kada tha jahan sar jhuke charagh jale
ye mai-kada hai yahan kham uthe sharab chale

ye raqs-e-anjum-o-mahtab ye saman ye sukun
ye daur-e-mai abhi kuchh aur thodi der chale

jo apne aap hi mein karda-rah-e-manzil the
rah-e-hayat mein kuchh aise rahnuma bhi mile

bisat-e-anjum-o-mah ho ki mai-kade ka kharosh
ye bazm rang pe aati hai apni raat dhale

ziya wo di hai mere dagh-ha-e-dil ne ki bas
charagh-e-bazm-e-tamanna na ek raat jale

jo apni qaum ki kashti ki khud dubo dale
hum aise rahbar-e-qaum ke baghair bhale

isi tazad mein muzmar hai zindagi ka fusun
kahin charagh bujhe aur kahin charagh jale

khuda bachae bas us mir-e-karwan se 'jalil'
jo kat leta ho khud ahl-e-karwan ke gale