hai dil mein ek baat jise dar-ba-dar kahen
har chand us mein jaan bhi jae magar kahen

mashshat-gan-e-kakul-e-shama-khayal sab
kis ko harif-e-jalwa-e-barq-e-nazar kahen

parchhaiyan bhi chhod gain be-kasi mein sath
ab ai shab-e-hayat kise ham-safar kahen

phaile ghubar-e-rang-e-darun to sawad-e-sham
phute lahu to mauj-e-khiram-e-sahar kahen

juz harf-e-shauq kis ko kahen gulshan-e-sama
juz naqsh-e-naz kis ko nashid-e-nazar kahen

toko unhen na laghzish-e-guftar dekh kar
ye log wo hain jin ko khuda-e-hunar kahen

'urfi' gada-e-shahr ki surat agar mile
iqlim-e-shairi ka use tajwar kahen