hijab-e-raaz faiz-e-murshid-e-kaamil se uthta hai
nazar haq-ashna hoti hai parda dil se uthta hai

jala jata hun bar-e-soz-e-gham mushkil se uthta hai
wo ashkon se nahin bujhta jo shola dil se uthta hai

kahan khanjar bhi dast-e-nawak-e-qatil se uthta hai
nazakat se hina ka bar bhi mushkil se uthta hai

ye kis ne dal di bahr-e-talatum-khez mein kashti
ye shor-e-harche-baada-e-baad kyun sahil se uthta hai

kashida jis se tum hote ho koi rukh nahin karta
giraate ho nazar se tum jise mushkil se uthta hai

ye aansu kasm-pursi kis ke matam mein bahati hai
janaza aaj kis ka kucha-e-qatil se uthta hai

magar tasir paida ho gai majnun ke nalon mein
ki parda aaj dast-e-laila-e-mahmil se uthta hai

rukh-e-be-parda un ka yaad aata hai shab-e-hijran
hijab-e-abr jab ru-e-mah-e-kaamil se uthta hai

laga di aatish-e-khamosh kya soz-e-mohabbat ne
ilahi khair dud-e-ah-e-sozan dil se uthta hai

kiya sharminda itna sakht-jaani ne nazakat se
khajalat se sar un ke samne mushkil se uthta hai

kaleja tham len didar-e-jaanan dekhne wale
bas ab parda rukh-e-rashk-e-mah-e-kaamil se uthta hai

chale ahbab aaghosh-e-lahad mein chhod kar mujh ko
ki hamdardi ka jazba pahli hi manzil se uthta hai