hazaron raaz nihan hain dahan ke parde mein
karodon nukte hain ek ek sukhan ke parde mein

nihan hai shahid-e-matlab sukhan ke parde mein
zaban bol rahi hai dahan ke parde mein

basa hai itr-e-mohabbat se jama-e-hasti
chhupa hai kaun gul is pairahan ke parde mein

nikal laya unhen shauq khud-numai ka
wo aisi shan se baithe the ban ke parde mein

ghazab ka parda-nashin hai wo shokh harjai
har anjuman mein hai har anjuman ke parde mein

khula sabab hamein laila ki jama-zebi ka
ki ruh-e-qais hai us pairahan ke parde mein

daron pe jin ke the zarbaft ke pade parde
us us makan ke makin hain kafan ke parde mein

jo dekha ahl-e-basirat ne donon ko to kaha
huzur hi hain husain-o-hasan ke parde mein

najat ahl-e-gunah ko kahin nahin 'akbar'
abas chhupa hai tu ja kar kafan ke parde mein