ai dil-e-khush-fahm is aazar se bahar nikal
dhal gai shab ab khayal-e-yar se bahar nikal

ishq jis raftar se warid hua dil mein mere
us se kah do ab usi raftar se bahar nikal

ab zarurat izzaton par hamla-zan hone ko hai
zindagi chal khema-e-khuddar se bahar nikal

tirgi ne sham se pahle hi hamla kar diya
raushni ab halqa-e-pindar se bahar nikal

dil kabhi ek aur saat ki talab zahir kare
harf-e-be-mani lab-e-izhaar se bahar nikal

ho nahin sakti charaghon se hawa ki dosti
fikr-e-nau bazm-e-lab-o-rukhsar se bahar nikal

tujh se aashufta-mizajon ko na ras aaega ye
'altamash' is shahr-e-pur-asrar se bahar nikal