chaman-badosh hue ja rahe hain virane
ye naqsh kaun se ubhre hain tere diwane

hain aks-e-ain-haqiqat dilon ke kashane
ghubar se na chhupenge ye aaina-khane

hamara aalam-e-beganagi khuda ki panah
ki raushni mein bhi apni na khud ko pahchane

ab aur kaun se gul rah gae hain khilne ko
ilahi khair ho kyon muskurae diwane

rahe tasarruf-e-barham-nigahi-e-saqi
ki chashm-e-yas se dhal dhal ke aae paimane

khudi-e-husn bhi thi be-khudi-e-ishq bhi thi
ki umr bhar wo hamein hum unhen na pahchane

piya karega ba-miqdar-e-zarf har mai-kash
hatae jaenge ab mai-kadon se paimane

ba-ehtiram-e-tajalli ba-qaid-e-khuddari
nigah-e-shama se gir kar uthe na parwane

jo kho ke rah gae unwan ke andheron mein
meri nigah mein aise bhi hain kuchh afsane

pahunch sake na 'shifa' sarhad-e-haqiqat tak
fareb itne diye e'tibar-e-duniya ne