dil ka sarmaya liye tu bhi koi bazar dekh
tere dushman ka chamak uttha hai karobar dekh

jis pe chalne ka sila hai manzil-e-amn-o-sukun
khinch di hai waqt ne us rah mein diwar dekh

ruh-e-taza kaun phunkega tan-e-be-ruh mein
lashkar-e-darmandagan hai be-sipah-salar dekh

hijraton ke silsile baqi hain duniya mein abhi
lekin ab dhunde se bhi milte nahin ansar dekh

jaan de kar jaan li tu ne bhala ye kya kiya
teri qurbani hui mere gale ka haar dekh

jis ki khushbu se moattar hai masham-e-zindagi
be-waqar-e-wazn phirta hai wo nafa-dar dekh

ai sarapa-shama bazm-e-mah-o-anjum se nikal
kin andheron ko hai teri raushni darkar dekh

daman-e-dil bhar ke le jate hain arbab-e-nazar
be-nawa darwesh ka darbar hai darbar dekh

kis ke roke se ruki hai gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar
zulmat-e-shab ke pujari subh ke aasar dekh

kab talak gaega 'mahir' azmat-e-mazi ke git
asr-e-nau ki roz-afzun garmi-e-bazar dekh