ashk-e-khun dard ke ghammaz nazar aate hain
fash hote mere sab raaz nazar aate hain

wus'at-e-dahr mein har chashm-e-haqiqat-bin ko
har taraf 'ishq ke e’jaz nazar aate hain

ye mah-o-mehr ye anjum ye zamin aur ye falak
mere ruthe hue dam-saz nazar aate hain

muntazir ahl-e-nazar ke hain ye ghunche shayad
hama-tan gosh-bar-awaz nazar aate hain

gham-e-jaanan ko bhula dega dilon se jaise
gham-e-dauran ke ye andaz nazar aate hain

saz-e-fitrat pe larazte hain jo ghamgin naghme
kisi gham-dida ki aawaz nazar aate hain

nit-nae ilm-o-hunar ke ye karishme 'farhat'
kisi tufan ka aaghaz nazar aate hain