aflak se aata hai nalon ka jawab aakhir
karte hain khitab aakhir uthte hain hijab aakhir

ahwal-e-mohabbat mein kuchh farq nahin aisa
soz o tab-o-tab awwal soz o tab-o-tab aakhir

main tujh ko batata hun taqdir-e-umam kya hai
shamshir-o-sinan awwal taus-o-raubab aakhir

mai-khana-e-europe ke dastur nirale hain
late hain surur awwal dete hain sharab aakhir

kya dabdaba-e-nadir kya shaukat-e-taimuri
ho jate hain sab daftar gharq-e-mai-e-nab aakhir

khalwat ki ghadi guzri jalwat ki ghadi aai
chhutne ko hai bijli se aaghosh-e-sahab aakhir

tha zabt bahut mushkil is sail-e-maani ka
kah dale qalandar ne asrar-e-kitab aakhir