aql ek mauj-e-rawan mere khayalat mein hai
hasil-e-hosh-o-khirad meri khurafat mein hai

lutf jo un ke ishaaraat-o-kinayat mein hai
wo kisi harf-o-hikayat na kisi baat mein hai

majra-e-gham-e-dil aaj ka qila to nahin
ye fasana meri derina riwayat mein hai

aatish-e-gul hai mere dagh-e-jigar ki tanwir
khush-nawai-e-anadil mere naghmat mein hai

khidmat-e-dost mein kal nazr kya tha dil ko
tohfa-e-jaan-e-hazin aaj ki saughat mein hai

apne pahlu mein mohabbat ko jagah de ai dost
khubi-e-har-do-jahan husn-e-musawat mein hai

pa-e-saqi pe gira sajde mein shayad waiz
ek qayamat si bapa aaj kharabaat mein hai

ab kahan apni wafaon pe yaqin hai mujh ko
ki yaqin bhi to mera gum tere shubhat mein hai

ru-e-dad-e-qamar-o-zohra keh mahbub mujhe
husn-e-afaq numayan jo sanamyat mein hai

ho jo fursat to kabhi hum se bhi baaten kar lo
zindagani ka maza harf-o-hikayat mein hai

pae wo din ki ziya-pash rukh-e-raushan tha
ab kahan jalwa-e-mahtab meri baat mein hai

yaad aa jati hai be-mehri-e-ahbab zarur
warna kya faeda ghairon se mulaqat mein hai

dil tadapta hai shab-o-roz gham-e-furqat mein
ab kisi din mein maza hai na kisi raat mein hai

chashm-e-saqi ki taraf dekh rahe hain mai-khwar
ye kisi tak mein hai wo bhi kisi ghat mein hai