tapish gulzar tak pahunchi lahu diwar tak aaya
charagh-e-khud-kalami ka dhuan bazar tak aaya

hua kaghaz musawwar ek paigham-e-zabani se
sukhan taswir tak pahuncha hunar purkar tak aaya

abas tarik raste ko tah-e-khurshid-e-jaan rakkha
yahi tar-e-nafas aazar se paikar tak aaya

mohabbat ka bhanwar apna shikayat ki jihat apni
wo mehwar dusra tha jo mere pindar tak aaya

ajab chehra safar ka tha hawas ke zard pani mein
qadam daldal se nikla to khat-e-raftar tak aaya

phir is ke baad tambur o alam na-mo'tabar thahre
koi qasid na is sham-e-shikast-asar tak aaya