hijab-e-ganj-e-makhfi mein nihan the
ilahi hum kahan aae kahan the

kisi ne bhi na dekha hum jahan the
badan the khalq hum manind-e-jaan the

basan-e-nala sar khincha hai bahar
hum ahl-e-dard ke dil mein nihan the

nikala karte the baalon ki khaalen
kabhi hum bhi khayal-e-shairan the

rahe raste mein qadmon se chipat kar
magar hum naqsh-e-pa-e-raftagan the

jab us kuche ki hasil thi gadai
khuda-wand-e-zamin-o-asman the

hue zahir basan-e-nur-e-baatin
dil-e-arbab dil mein hum nihan the

tere kuche mein jab chalna pada tha
basan-e-ashk aankhon se rawan the

kuchh aise nashsha-e-hasti se bahke
nahin jaana kahan aae kahan the

sarapa dard the manind-e-dil hum
maraz the par nasib-e-dostan the

kahan baat us ki ulfat ki kahan dil
ye dirham ganj-e-makhfi mein nihan the

na daude juz siwae kucha-e-yar
magar hum bhi khayal-e-dostan the

na kyun sayyaad waqt-e-marg aata
ki hum bagh-e-jahan mein murgh-e-jaan the

na hargiz bazm-e-saqi mein ruke hum
magar daur-e-sharab-e-arghawan the

hamail the gulu-e-dukht-e-raz mein
ke hum dast-e-khayal-e-maikashan the

rahi raaton ko aksar sair-e-aflak
magar hum tir-e-ah-e-be-kasan the

kahan dala khalal wasl-e-aduain
gajar hi the na hum bang-e-azan the

bahaar-e-bagh hasti thi hamin se
nazar se go ba-rang-e-bu nihan the

ayan aise ke har shai mein nihan hum
nihan aise ki har shai se ayan the

na tha mashuq jis mein ghair-e-ashiq
ajab khalwat thi wo bhi hum jahan the

uthe hum uth gaya parda dui ka
hamare us ke bas hum darmiyan the

chalen zer-e-zamin be baal-o-par aaj
kabhi hum tair-e-arsh-ashiyan the

na shukr us ka kiya talwar kha kar
ki zakhm apne dahan-e-be zaban the

kuchh aisi thi shab-e-gham ki chadhai
ki nale shama-e-bazm-e-lamakan the

gae wo din ke har-dam ye jigar dil
lahu ban ban ke aankhon se rawan the

na rahte the thikane ek saat
kabhi hum bhi hawas-e-ashiqan the

gulistan-e-jahan mein kaun thahra
jo sarw aae nazar sarw-e-rawan the

khuda ne un ko pahunchaya hadaf tak
khadang-e-ah tir-e-be-kaman the

jo us mahfil mein hum jaane bhi pae
piya-pe aansu aankhon se rawan the

na nikli baat munh se sur-e-shama
zaban aisi thi goya be-zaban the

mere pahlu mein kal baithe the aasi
magar jab tak the misl-e-dil tapan the