gareban ko junun mein ta-ba-daman chaak hona tha
jawab-e-jada-e-sahra-e-wahshat-nak hona tha

taghaful ke gile sun kar jhuka lin tum ne kyon aankhen
mere sharminda karne ko zara bebak hona tha

nigah-e-garm ki bijli se jalna tha muqaddar mein
kisi ko aag hona tha kisi ko khak hona tha

jo aankhen puchhtin us ki to dil mera bata deta
yahan sharma ke jhukna tha yahan bebak hona tha

tadap dil ki dikhana tha 'jalal' un shokh-chashmon ko
wahin ki bakht ne susti jahan chaalak hona tha