faza-e-sahn-e-chaman aaj sazgar nahin
yahan bahaar to hai raunaq-e-bahaar nahin

ho lakh husn-e-sifat aap zi-waqar nahin
amir-e-shahr ki saf mein agar shumar nahin

sukun chhin gaya aasaishon ke milne se
hai kaun aaj ghamon se jo ham-kanar nahin

tabahiyon ki taraf gamzan hai ye duniya
jahan ye amn ho aisa koi dayar nahin

ho is tarah se nigah-e-jahan mein qadr meri
khuda-e-waqt hun main koi shahr-yar nahin

har ek chashm-e-karam mein fareb pinhan hai
koi kisi ka haqiqat mein gham-gusar nahin

milegi kaise yahan par kisi ko pyar ki chhanw
shajar khulus ka ab koi saya-dar nahin

ise hi kaifiyat-e-ishq kahte hain shayad
hamein sukun nahin hai unhen qarar nahin

abhi to kam hai tere tir-e-nim-kash ka asar
abhi ye dil mera tufan se ham-kanar nahin

ab itni gir gai ye sath-e-dosti apni
hamein yaqin nahin un ko eatibar mein

shab-e-firaq darae na khwab-e-wahshat se
hamein to khwab ki baaton ka eatibar nahin

khuda ke khauf se aari hai us ka dil 'ahsan'
khata pe apni zara bhi jo sharmsar nahin