bahaar apni na gul apne na sehn-e-gulsitan apna
bana len kyon na virane mein ja kar aashiyan apna

sunaen aah kis ko qissa-e-dard-e-nihan apna
ab aata hai nazar na-mehrban har meherban apna

batae kaun ghurbat mein hai kya nam-o-nishan apna
na koi ham-sukhan apna na koi raazdan apna

karishma jazb-e-ulfat ka ye dekhen dekhne wale
wahin manzil nazar aai qadam uththa jahan apna

sharaf hasil hua hai jab se us dar ki gadai ka
zamin apni falak apna hai mehr-e-asman apna

shuur-e-agahi goya faqat lafz-o-bayan tak hai
hai sar-basta azal se aaj tak raaz-e-nihan apna

guman hai sina-e-sozan mein phute aable dil ke
sharar ban kar jo nikla chashm se ashk-e-rawan apna

talash-e-yar aur is be-khudi mein 'zabt' kab mumkin
wo aalam hai bata sakte nahin khud hi nishan apna