baat hai ab ke mere wahm-o-guman se aage
hai nigah jalwa-talab husn-e-butan se aage

tu ne samjha hai jise manzil-e-maqsud nahin
manzil-e-ishq to hai manzil-e-jaan se aage

dil hua hamdam-e-jibril-e-amin sidra-nashin
aql badhti hi nahin sud-o-ziyan se aage

umr bhar nala-kunan phirte rahe shahr-ba-shahr
aur hum karte bhi kya aah-o-fughan se aage

laut kar phir se wo aa jaen ye mumkin hi nahin
qafila jin ka gaya umr-e-rawan se aage