hai kyun naql-e-makani ye hawa-e-taza-tar kya hai
samajh mein kuchh nahin aata idhar kya hai udhar kya hai

numud-e-ibtida kya intiha kya hai bashar kya hai
ye kar-e-naqsh-gar kyun hai ye hairat ka safar kya hai

raza us ki to phir chubhta hua ye neshtar kya hai
badan kyun hai hisar-e-khauf mein aankhon mein dar kya hai

jo sach puchho ye taswiren kisi ek kaifiyat ki hain
kharosh-e-naghma-zan kyun hai sada-e-nauha-gar kya hai

na hona bhi hai hona be-makani la-makani hai
sar-e-kohsar ya farsh-e-zamin par hun khabar kya hai

nahin bujhti shikam ki aag kar-e-be-sukuni mein
sarir-o-taj-o-kishwar kya manal-o-mal-o-zar kya hai

jise na-khub kahte hain usi ko khub kahte hain
tamiz-e-khair-o-shar mein nukta-e-sad-motabar kya hai

pari-timsal hain subhen gariban-chaak hain shamen
talattuf hai ki mahshar jaane tasir-e-nazar kya hai

faqat ek lams jism-o-ruh ko shadab rakhta hai
hunar-mandon se puchho qand-lab mein ye hunar kya hai

hari thin khetiyan murjha gain baad-e-bahaari se
na jaane phul se chehre ka mausam par asar kya hai

dam-e-nazzara us ne chupke chupke khol din zulfen
mera ye puchhna hi tha ki naz-e-bahr-o-bar kya hai

'amin-ashraf' wo rahta hai kahin is shahr mein lekin
mile koi to puchhun surat-e-diwar-o-dar kya hai