bhikshu se khwahishat ka ban mangti rahi
kashkol-e-tan mein umr tapan mangti rahi

sargoshiyan suni thin dar-o-baam ne yahan
khali thi chaarpai badan mangti rahi

wo lash apni chhod ke bhaga na jaane kyun
us ki barahna lash kafan mangti rahi

le kar charagh raat ko phirti thi khamushi
ganjina-e-huruf-e-sukhan mangti rahi

dekha jo is ne hum ko faraghat se yan kabhi
qismat hamari ranj-o-mehan mangti rahi

ghadiyan duboin kis ne sar-e-sham phir yahan
do pal sukun ke jo thakan mangti rahi

kis ka na jaane lams samaya lihaf mein
rah rah ke raat mujh se badan mangti rahi

hum ne sarab dekhe hazaron sarab mein
ek guna tishnagi thi jo tan mangti rahi

khushbu-libas shakhs wo guzra yahan se tha
sahra ki ret mujh se chaman mangti rahi

sarma ki sard tira-o-tarik raat khud
rah rah ke dar pe aag phiran mangti rahi

khud tirgi se sahmi hui shab tamam shab
dast-e-dua uthae kiran mangti rahi

paras mani thi nag ke munh mein chhupi hui
nagin lipat lipat ke wo phan mangti rahi

duniya ne hum ko jaur-o-jafa de diye 'ayaz'
is dad ke ewaz mein ye fan mangti rahi