ab jo dekha to dastan se dur
uth raha tha dhuan chatan se dur

dekhna kya makan ki jaanib
ab yahan baith kar makan se dur

hijr kis aankh ka sitara hai
raqs karta hai aasman se dur

zindagi ka koi hadaf to bana
dil koi said kar kaman se dur

jaanta hun zamin kis ki hai
baith jata hun saeban se dur

dil wo aatish-kada ki raushan hai
shahr-e-shiraaz o sherwan se dur

lad raha hun 'rasa' qabila-war
'mir'-o-'mirza' ke khandan se dur