ru-e-taban mang mu-e-sar dhuan batti charagh
kya nahin insan ki gardan par dhuan batti charagh

kuchh na puchho zahidon ke batin-o-zahir ka haal
hai andhera ghar mein aur bahar dhuan batti charagh

dud-e-afghan-o-rag-e-jaan-o-suwaida dil mein hai
band hai qindil ke andar dhuan batti charagh

tur par ja kar charagh-e-tur kyun dekhe koi
kya makanon mein nahin patthar dhuan batti charagh

ho muafiq kyunkar ai parwane saya-gustari
hai mukhalif zer-e-baal-o-par dhuan batti charagh

kanpta hai hath tasir-e-dil-e-betab se
main karun raushan to ho muztar dhuan batti charagh

surat-e-bakhshish dikhawen kaghaz-o-satr-o-huruf
ho amal-nama sar-e-mahshar dhuan batti charagh

khizr hai bahri musafir ka manar-e-raushni
hai jahazon ke liye rahbar dhuan batti charagh

kya zarurat raushni ki be-khudi ki bazm mein
zulf-e-saqi mauj-e-mai saghar dhuan batti charagh

shoala-ruyon ke muqabil rang jamta hi nahin
ud na jae bazm se ban kar dhuan batti charagh

kis saliqe se hai raushan mahfil-e-arz-o-sama
aasman par chand hai ghar ghar dhuan batti charagh

subh tak karte rahe raushan dilon se hamsari
sham se raushan nafas ho kar dhuan batti charagh

ishq ki garmi ne phunka parde parde mein mujhe
meri chadar mein mera bistar dhuan batti charagh

zulf-o-rukhsar-o-nazar hain dushman-e-iman-o-din
lutne nikle hain wo le kar dhuan batti charagh

main wo tair hun jo hun kam-kharch aur baala-nashin
ek jugnu yan hai aur ghar ghar dhuan batti charagh

shab ko 'mail' waqt-e-araish musahib the yahi
phul surma aaina zewar dhuan batti charagh