ajib shai hai tarah-dar bhi tamanna bhi
raqib-e-jaan bhi hai qatil bhi hai masiha bhi

udas udas harim-e-nigah be-manzar
dhuan dhuan khalish-e-raegan se duniya bhi

dil-o-dimagh-o-nafas tishnagi se hain raushan
isi ki aag mein jalte hain shahar-o-sahra bhi

wahi hawa-e-jahan-tab mo'atabar hai ki jo
jila ke chhod gai hai charagh-e-farda bhi

talab mein mujh se to lamha bhi ek nahin katta
isi khumar ne kate hain koh-o-dariya bhi

tere khayal se khalwat bhi anjuman hai mujhe
tere khayal se hon anjuman mein tanha bhi

faza-e-khwab-e-tarab ne jaga diya mujh ko
lagi jo aankh to hone laga sawera bhi