dar se mayus tere talib-e-ikram chale
kaisi ummid liye aae the nakaam chale

o meri bazm-e-tamanna ke sajaane wale
lutf kar lutf ki duniya mein tera nam chale

chhin le charkh-e-sitamgar se andaz-e-khiram
kuchh agar zor tera gardish-e-ayyam chale

ek wo hain ki tera lutf-o-karam hai jin par
ek hum hain ki teri bazm se nakaam chale

azm-e-rasikh ne bhi ghabra ke qadam tod diye
kucha-e-yar mein hum yun sahar-o-sham chale

mast aankhon ka agar ek ishaara ho jae
wajd mein aae subu aur kahin jam chale

nind bimar-e-mohabbat ko kahin aati hai
subh ta-sham agar baad-e-subuk-gam chale

rah-raw-e-ishq hain manzil ki hamein kya ummid
kya chale khak agar baith ke do-gam chale

kaun jae hadaf-e-tir-e-nazar hone ko
sabr se kaam agar ai dil-e-nakaam chale

haif sad haif thi ummid-e-rifaqat jin se
aaj wo bhi mere sar thop ke ilzam chale

ek 'shatir' ke na hone se bigadta kya hai
teri mahfil rahe aabaad tera nam chale