aise pur-noor-o-ziya yar ke rukhsare hain
jin ke aage mah-o-khurshid bhi do tare hain

koi un aankhon se us sabza-e-khat ko puchhe
ye wo kante hain ki palkon se siwa pyare hain

koi sabqat na kabhi khal se jitne ho bacho
sanp gesu-e-siyah-fam se man haare hain

kyun kar angiya mein na ho surat-e-jauza paida
gore gore tere pistan hain ki mah-pare hain

fasl-e-gul aae kali koi na koi chatke
aaj murghan-e-sahar bagh mein chahkare hain

ishq-e-atfal-e-chaman mein hain anadil betab
aashiyanon ka ye aalam hai ki gahware hain

qatl karta hai mujhe kyun shab-e-furqat khamosh
ai moazzin mad-e-takbir nahin aare hain

ek din parcha lagaenge nakirain zarur
ye farishte nahin akhbar ke harkare hain

khal-e-mushkin ne dil aisa hi jalaya hai ki bas
koelon par bhi ye dhoka hai ki angare hain

khwan-e-neamat se kabhi khat na uthaenge bakhil
mal kha sakti hain taqdir ne munh mare hain

na saza-war-e-hazar hun na mubarak hai safar
mere palle pe na sabit hain na sayyare hain

rang gulzar ka shabnam sa uda jata hai
ru-ba-ru tere hazari nahin fawware hain

wah kya yar ke honton ki main tarif karun
jaan shirin nahin jin se wo shakar-pare hain

khana-e-ishq ke mehman hain hum aur tadur
dagh hain hum ko nasib aur use angare hain

'bahr' ayyam-e-judai mein na kapde phado
ye samajh lo ki shab-e-wasl ke kaffare hain