dil wo jis ke aaine mein aks-e-ainda raha
tera daman manzilon mein bhi darakhshanda raha

aah-e-awara ki surat ruh-e-gul pyasi rahi
phul khushbu ban ke shabnam ke liye zinda raha

hae wo ek muflis-o-be-khanuma jo umr-bhar
saya-e-diwar ahl-e-zar ka bashinda raha

kaun hum se chhin sakta hai mohabbat ka mizaj
pattharon mein rah ke bhi ye naqsh tabinda raha

zindagi se yun to samjhauta kiya sab ne magar
jis ne jine ki qasam khai wahi zinda raha

kaenat-o-nur-o-zulmat hai mera apna wajud
raushni mein bhi mera saya numainda raha

jaane kya kya kah gaya us se mera husn-e-sukut
der tak wo mere chup rahne pe sharminda raha

hadse to aur bhi 'tasnim' se uljhe magar
ek tera gham tha jo har aalam mein painda raha