mujhe apni pasti ki sharm hai teri rifaton ka khayal hai
magar apne dil ko main kya karun use phir bhi shauq-e-visal hai

is ada se kaun ye jalwa-gar sar-e-bazm-e-husn-e-khayal hai
jo nafas hai mast-e-bahaar hai jo nazar hai gharq-e-jamal hai

unhen zid hai arz-e-visal se mujhe shauq-e-arz-e-visal hai
wahi ab bhi un ka jawab hai wahi ab bhi mera sawal hai

teri yaad mein hua jab se gum tere gum-shuda ka ye haal hai
ki na dur hai na qarib hai na firaq hai na visal hai

teri bazm-e-khalwat-e-la-makan tera aastan mah-o-kahkashan
magar ai sitara-e-arzu mujhe aarzu-e-visal hai

main watan mein rah ke bhi be-watan ki nahin hai ek bhi ham-sukhan
hai koi sharik-e-gham-o-mehan to wo ek nasim-e-shumal hai

main bataun waiz-e-khush-nawa hai jahan-o-khuld mein farq kya
ye agar fareb-e-khayal hai wo fareb-e-husn-e-khayal hai

yahi dad-e-qissa-e-gham mili ki nazar uthi na zaban mili
faqat ek tabassum-e-sharmagi meri be-kasi ka maal hai

wo khushi nahin hai wo dil nahin magar un ka saya sa ham-nashin
faqat ek gham-zada yaad hai faqat ek fasurda khayal hai

kahin kis se 'akhtar'-e-be-nawa hamein bazm-e-dahr se kya mila
wahi ek saghar-e-zahr-e-gham jo harif-e-nosh-e-kamal hai