fareb-rang na de jalwa-e-bahaar mujhe
aziz-tar hain chaman mein gulon se khar mujhe

meri khataon pe ye baz-purs malik-e-hashr
ata hua tha kabhi dil pe ikhtiyar mujhe

ye un ki yaad ye tufan-e-rang-o-bu tauba
mili to dard mein dubi hui bahaar mujhe

ab us maqam pe manzil hai dard-e-paiham ki
ki har tadap mein mili lazzat-e-qarar mujhe

chaman mein rah ke ye mahrumiyan muqaddar ki
ki main bahaar ko dekha karun bahaar mujhe

khuda kabhi na dikhae wo roz-e-bad 'qaisar'
ki aae jalwa-e-baatil ka eatibar mujhe