gale pe ek khanjar aab-dar kis ka hai
ye roz roz meri jaan pe war kis ka hai

hai kaun sazish-e-gard-o-ghubar ke pichhe
pas-e-sumum-e-junun regzar kis ka hai

dhamak-zada hain khalaon mein bastiyan kis ki
shikasta sar pe makan intishaar kis ka hai

chamakte rang khile naqsh aaina chehre
to aaj naqsh-e-nazar par ye bar kis ka hai

sarab-o-dasht zaman-o-makan sab yaksan
hamein bhi dahr mein ab e'tibar kis ka hai

hai kaun dil ki ada-e-talab se na-waqif
baghair naghma larazta hai tar kis ka hai

koi nahin hai agar daftar-e-takhatub mein
to phir ye harf ye qaul-o-qarar kis ka hai

palat ke aai hai maqtal mein zindagi 'rahat'
faqih-e-shahr ko ab intizar kis ka hai