dasht-o-sahra ko bhi wo manzar suhane de gaya aur zaban par pattharon ki wo tarane de gaya maskh hone lag gae ehsas ke chehre tamam dhup ke jalte hue wo aashiyane de gaya dam phailaega kal apni hawas ka bil-yaqin aaj to wo ai parinde chand dane de gaya dekhte hain tere giton mein tera chehra sabhi dil bahal jaenge jin se wo bahane de gaya wo raha masrur mahfil mein charaghon ki magar naz hum ko in andheron ke uthane de gaya khun-chakan manzar diya aur zahr ka dariya diya apni taqriron mein shoalon ke fasane de gaya shukriya sad-shukriya ai shair-e-bismil ki tu dard se mamur ghazlen gungunane de gaya is se badh kar aur kya saughat hogi ai 'qamar' zakhm-e-dil dard-o-khalish kitne khazane de gaya