tere intizar mein kya mila tere e'tibar ne kya diya
kabhi koi zakhm tapan hua kabhi koi dagh khila diya

ye shab-e-safar bhi wabaal hai na firaq hai na visal hai
isi shab ne nind haram ki isi shab ne hum ko sula diya

mere shahr-e-gul meri arz-e-jaan kahin koi un ka bhi hai nishan
teri be-khayal hawaon ne jinhen raste se hata diya

jise dast-e-zulm chhupa sake na hawa-e-jaur bujha sake
sar-e-rah-e-manzil-e-zindagi wo charagh hum ne jala diya

yahi gham garan tha so rafta rafta tere surur-e-khayal ne
safar-e-hayat ki mushkilat ko bhulna bhi sikha diya