suhani numud-e-jahan ki ghadi thi
tabassum-fashan zindagi ki kali thi

kahin muhr ko taj-e-zar mil raha tha
ata chand ko chandni ho rahi thi

siyah pairahan sham ko de rahe the
sitaron ko talim-e-tabindagi thi

kahin shakh-e-hasti ko lagte the patte
kahin zindagi ki kali phutti thi

farishte sikhate the shabnam ko rona
hansi gul ko pahle-pahal aa rahi thi

ata dard hota tha shair ke dil ko
khudi tishna-kaam mai-e-be-khudi thi

uthi awwal awwal ghata kali kali
koi hur choti ko khole khadi thi

zamin ko tha dawa ki main aasman hun
makan kah raha tha ki main la-makan hun

gharaz is qadar ye nazara tha pyara
ki nazargi ho sarapa nazara

malak aazmate the parwaz apni
jabinon se nur-e-azal aashkara

farishta tha ek ishq tha nam jis ka
ki thi rahbari us ki sab ka sahaara

farishta ki putla tha be-tabiyon ka
malak ka malak aur pare ka para

pae sair firdaus ko ja raha tha
qaza se mila rah mein wo qaza-ra

ye puchha tera nam kya kaam kya hai
nahin aankh ko did teri gawara

hua sun ke goya qaza ka farishta
ajal hun mera kaam hai aashkara

udati hun main rakht-e-hasti ke purze
bujhati hun main zindagi ka sharara

meri aankh mein jadu-e-nisti hai
payam-e-fana hai usi ka ishaara

magar ek hasti hai duniya mein aisi
wo aatish hai main samne us ke para

sharar ban ke rahti hai insan ke dil mein
wo hai nur-e-mutlaq ki aankhon ka tara

tapakti hai aankhon se ban ban ke aansu
wo aansu ki ho jin ki talkhi gawara

suni ishq ne guftugu jab qaza ki
hansi us ke lab par hui aashkara

giri is tabassum ki bijli ajal par
andhere ka ho nur mein kya guzara

baqa ko jo dekha fana ho gai wo
qaza thi shikar qaza ho gai wo