hai hamari ruh shabnam ru-e-dilbar aaftab khinch lega is ko jab nikla chamak kar aaftab aap ka naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa kar na de mahshar bapa is ko dekha aur utar aaya zamin par aaftab hai kisi parda-nashin ki be-shak is ko justuju kuchh to bais hai jo yun phirta hai ghar ghar aaftab jalwa-gah-e-yar ka aalam nazar aaya kuchh aur kho gaya hai mil ke zarron mein yahan par aaftab mera dagh-e-hijr bhi to hoga aakhir mere sath dekhna hai hashr mein niklega kyunkar aaftab naqsh-e-pa ne aap ke donon ko be-khud kar diya mah-e-nau gardish mein hai khata hai chakkar aaftab ye teri khak-e-qadam ka zarra hai malum hai ho gaya charkh-e-chahaarum par pahunch kar aaftab aasman ke sabz parde mein koi mashuq hai sar ka zewar chand hai gardan ka zewar aaftab husn ki garmi badhi rukh par jawani ki hai dhup din chadha aane laga hai munh ke upar aaftab ye hai shan-e-bu-turabi ye hai faiz-e-lam-yazal kar diya hai jis ne har zarre ko 'akbar' aaftab