kaise main bhi bhul jaun
zindagi se apna rabt-e-awwalin

ek dur uftada qarye ke qarib
ek junun afroz sham

nahr par shisham ke ashjar-e-buland
chandni mein in ki shakhon ke tale

tere paiman-e-mohabbat ka wo izhaar-e-tawil
ruh ka izhaar the bose mere

jaise meri shairi mera amal
ruh ka izhaar kaise bhul jaun

kaise kar dalun main jism-o-ruh ko
aaj be-ahang-o-nur

tu ki thi us waqt gum-nami ke ghaaron mein nihan
mere honton hi ne di tujh ko najat

apni rahon par utha laya tujhe
zinda-e-jawed kar dala tujhe

jaise koi but-tarash
apne but ko zindagi ke nur se taban kare

is ko barg-o-bar dene ke liye
apne jism-o-ruh ko uryan kare

mere bose ruh ka izhaar the
ruh jo izhaar hi se zinda-o-tabinda hai

hai isi izhaar se hasil mujhe qurb-e-hayat
ruh ka izhaar kaise bhul jaun