tujh se bichhad ke dard tera ham-safar raha
main rah-e-arzu mein akela kabhi na tha

ye aur baat raat jawan thi jawan rahi
saqi udasiyon ke mujhe jam de gaya

bazar-e-waqt se kahan jins-e-wafa gai
tanha hai mah-e-misr ka jalta hua diya

tarik thi ye raat magar yaad ki kiran
aai to nur-e-husn ka darwaza phir khula

hail hue dilon pe ye anjaane fasle
pahle hamare darmiyan kui fasla na tha

hathon mein raat aas ki shamen liye hue
tarikiyon mein tujh ko pukara hai barha

ai jannat-e-khayal nigah-e-fusun-shiar
'qaisar' ko apne gesuon mein aaj phir chhupa