charagh-e-shauq jala raat ke asar se nikal
safar na rok tilismat-e-rahguzar se nikal

kabhi to dast-e-hinai se likh visal ki rut
kabhi to shisha-e-jaan tutne ke dar se nikal

jawaz dhund na apni sada bikharne ka
hayat mohr-ba-lab dast-e-chaara-gar se nikal

zara si wusat-e-idrak mein na gum ho ja
is imtihan se guzar hairat-e-khabar se nikal

tere khayal mein hun shahr-e-raftagan tu bhi
kisi khandar se ubhar aks-e-baam-o-dar se nikal

zakat-e-khwab mein de di hain main ne aankhen bhi
ab ai jahan-e-digar hita-e-nazar se nikal

nigah-e-zard mein ug sabz khwab ki konpal
gulab-e-shakh phir ujde hue shajar se nikal

bandhe hain sham sutunon se subh ke tare
jamal-e-yar kisi naqsh-e-motabar se nikal

fasil-e-shahr pe aks-e-shab-e-tassuf hai
najat-e-gham ki kiran khema-e-sahar se nikal