wo ru-ba-ru hon to ye kaif-e-iztirab na ho
khuda kare nigah-e-shauq kaamyab na ho

sawal kya ho ki un ki khamosh nazron mein
na de sake jo wo ab tak wahi jawab na ho

ye kya guman hai ki waqt-e-sahar ki bedari
jo raat bit chuki hai usi ka khwab na ho

ye inhitat-e-junun ye khirad ki sust-rawi
kahin ye khamushi az-qabl-e-inqalab na ho

kahin junun mein ye mera kamal-e-hosh-o-khirad
teri nigah-e-taghaful ka pech-o-tab na ho

junun-e-gham hai mera parda-e-hijab se dur
ki la-jawab tera husn-e-la-jawab na ho

suna hai wo rukh-e-zeba naqab mein hai 'sahab'
kahin ye hasti-e-mauhum hi naqab na ho