husn fani hai jawani ke fasane tak hai
par ye kam-bakht mohabbat to zamane tak hai

wo milega to shanasai dilon tak hogi
ajnabiyyat to faqat samne aane tak hai

dasht mein panw dhara tha kabhi wahshat ke baghair
ab wahi ret mere aaina-khane tak hai

shaeri piron faqiron ka wazifa tha kabhi
ab to ye kaam faqat nam kamane tak hai

chand gardun ko mayassar hai sahar hone tak
raqs-e-darwesh tere baam pe aane tak hai

main mohammad ke ghulamon ka ghulam ibn-e-ghulam
aise nisbat usi pakiza gharane tak hai