dekhne wale bahaar-e-gulsitan dekha kiye
aur hum rang-e-ada-e-baghban dekha kiye

kab wo hans hans kar mujhe girya-kunan dekha kiye
ijtima-e-barq-o-baran ka saman dekha kiye

hum qafas mein bhi ye jaur-e-baghban dekha kiye
qata hote apni shakh-e-ashiyan dekha kiye

umr bhar qismat ki ye nairangiyan dekha kiye
yar ko aghyar par hum mehrban dekha kiye

sajda kaisa pas tak pahunche na az-pas-e-adab
dur se hum un ka sang-e-astan dekha kiye

un ki aankhen chaar hote hi jhukin su-e-zamin
aur hum hairat se ru-e-asman dekha kiye

main umid-e-lutf mein mahw-e-jabin-sai raha
wo mera zauq-e-sujud-e-astan dekha kiye

mujh se un ki be-hijabi tak na dekhi ja saki
aur wo baithe meri ruswaiyan dekha kiye

ishq ki duniya mein ai 'kaukab' main hun wo mah-ru
rahnuma khud mere qadmon ke nishan dekha kiye