in andheron se pare is shab-e-gham se aage
ek nai subh bhi hai sham-e-alam se aage

dasht mein kis se karen aabla-pai ka gila
rahnuma koi nahin naqsh-e-qadam se aage

saz mein khoe rahe soz na samjha koi
dard ki tis thi pazeb ki chham se aage

ai khosha azm-e-jawan zauq-e-safar josh-e-talab
hadse badh na sake apne qadam se aage

yaad hai lazzat-e-azar-e-mohabbat ab tak
dil ko milta tha sukun mashq-e-sitam se aage

surkh-ru hai jahan tarikh-e-do-alam 'ishrat'
khun tapka hai wahin nok-e-qalam se aage