burqa utha tha rukh se mere bad-guman ka
dekha to aur rang hai sare jahan ka

mat maniyo ki hoga ye be-dard ahl-e-din
gar aawe shaikh pahan ke jama quran ka

khubi ko us ke chehre ki kya pahunche aaftab
hai us mein is mein farq zamin aasman ka

abla hai wo jo howe kharidar-e-gul-rukhan
us saude mein sarih hai nuqsan jaan ka

kuchh aur gate hain jo raqib us ke ru-ba-ru
dushman hain meri jaan ke ye ji hai tan ka

taskin us ki tab hui jab chup mujhe lagi
mat puchh kuchh suluk mere bad-zaban ka

yan bulbul aur gul pe to ibrat se aankh khol
gul-gasht sarsari nahin us gulistan ka

gul yaadgar-e-chehra-e-khuban hai be-khabar
murgh-e-chaman nishan hai kasu khush-zaban ka

tu barson mein kahe hai milunga main 'mir' se
yan kuchh ka kuchh hai haal abhi is jawan ka