ba-qadr-e-did na the teri anjuman ke charagh
meri nigah farozan hui hai ban ke charagh

hazar baad-e-hawadis hazar sarsar-e-gham
jala raha hun magar azmat-e-chaman ke charagh

nuqush-e-shahr-e-nigaran ubhaarte hi rahe
mere junun ke ujale teri lagan ke charagh

sawad-e-asr mein farda ki tabnaki hai
bujha diye gae andesha-e-kuhan ke charagh

hujum-e-gham mein hua tha ye kaun naghma-sara
jali hai tirgi-e-sham dard ban ke charagh

na baad-e-dasht-o-bayaban na sham-e-ranj-o-bala
lahu se apne jalate hain ham-watan ke charagh

jilau mein tabish-e-qindil-e-agahi le kar
bujha diye hain mohabbat ne ahrman ke charagh

zamana sham-e-bala se sawal karta hai
kidhar gae wo tere daur-e-pur-fitan ke charagh

sharar-e-nutq hua sarf-e-har-khayal 'uruj'
jale to bujh na sake shokhi-e-sukhan ke charagh