abr san har-chand rakkha chashm ko pur-ab hum
kar sake par kisht ulfat ka nahin shadab hum

hijr ki aatish ne aisa qurb-e-dil paida kiya
be-qararana tadapte ab hain jun simab hum

chha gain zulfen kisi mukhde pe jun aakas pun
khud-bakhud khate hain pech-o-tab jun lailab hum

gard-baad-asa pade phirte hain bagh-o-ragh mein
maskan-o-mawa kahan rakhte hain dar-yak-bab hum

dekh lene de tu apne kan ka bunda hamein
phir kahan pawenge zalim ye dur-e-nayab hum

zindagi phusla ke lai yan hazar afsos aah
phans gae be-tarah is duniya ke dar khullab hum

yan hai fikr-e-maishat wan hai andesha maad
hain ba-girdab-e-gham-e-duniya-e-dun gharqab hum

munkashif hoti haqiqat marg gar roz-e-alast
hargiz ai dahr az adam karte nahin peshab hum

mat kar 'afridi' ko is maslakh mein paband aakhirash
zabh ho jawenge tere hath ai qassab hum