dhup se gardish-e-haalat ki ghabra jae
dil koi phul nahin hai ki jo murjha jae

hae re zabt-e-mohabbat ki ye sabit-qadami
hum se kaghaz pe bhi wo nam na likkha jae

ek patthar ki bhi taqdir sanwar sakti hai
shart ye hai ki saliqe se tarasha jae

kis tarah hoti hai tahzib ki dewi uryan
shish-mahlon mein kabhi jhank ke dekha jae

aql kahti hai ki chal dasht-e-tamanna se pare
dil ko zid hai ki isi dasht mein bhatka jae