duri mein kyun ki ho na tamanna huzur ki
manzil ko meri qurb se nisbat hai dur ki

furqat ne us ki wasl ki tashwish dur ki
taskin nahin hai yun bhi dil-e-na-subur ki

musa ke sar pe panw hai ahl-e-nigah ka
us ki gali mein khak udi koh-e-tur ki

kahta hai anjuman ko teri khuld muddai
is bul-hawas ke dil mein tamanna hai hur ki

waiz ne mai-kade ko jo dekha to jal gaya
phaila gaya charand sharab-e-tahur ki

musa ko kyun na mauj-e-tajalli dhakel de
jalwe se us ke gul hui mashal shuur ki

arbab-e-waqt jaante hain rozgar ne
ki sahw se wafa to talafi zarur ki

ruswaiyon ka hausla ghat ghat ke badh gaya
saman hai khamushi meri shor-e-nushur ki

mel aasman ka su-e-zamin be-sabab nahin
zer-e-qadam jagah hai sar-e-pur-ghurur ki

us se na miliye jis se mile dil tamam umr
sujhi hamein bhi hijr mein aakhir ko dur ki

pamal kar raha hai siyah-roziyon ka josh
mitti kharab hai mere kalabe mein nur ki

kya ek qurb-e-ghair ka sadma na pochhiye
hain dil ke aas pas bala dur dur ki

mazmun mere udae 'qalaq' sab ne is qadar
sunta hun main tarana zabani tuyur ki