buland-o-past ka har-dam khayal rakhna hai
hamesha hath mein kar-e-muhaal rakhna hai

wo mujh se talib-e-baiat hua hai aur mujhe
junun ke hath pe dast-e-sawal rakhna hai

koi to aa ke ginega jarahaten dil ki
hara-bhara hamein taq-e-malal rakhna hai

mere charagh ki lau se musabqat kaisi
mujhe usi pe uruj-o-zawal rakhna hai

kahin to khatm hua hoga raat ka afsun
wahin pe uqda-e-subh-e-visal rakhna hai

shikast-e-be-hunari ki sanad nahin milti
giraft mein abhi kilk-e-kamal rakhna hai

wo mehrban nahin hai to phir khafa hoga
koi to rabta us ko bahaal rakhna hai

bajae us ke ki hum be-hison mein gin liye jaen
sukhan ke sath hi husn-e-majal rakhna hai

nazar na aae qalam-rau mein koi harf-e-junun
tamam zer-o-zabar paemal rakhna hai