ishq hai banda-e-azad ka maqsud-e-hayat
aql-e-but-gar ne tarashe hain hazaron mabud

wusaten aur ata arsa-e-afaq ko kar
tang hai mere junun pe ye jahan-e-mahdud

fauqiyat dete hain mazhab pe jo qaumiyyat ko
un ka idrak moattal hai basirat mahdud

ab kahan husn-e-khud-ara mein kham-e-zulf-e-ayaz
ab kahan ishq ke maslak mein tariq-e-mahmud

na wo manzil-gah-e-majnun hai na wo wadi-e-najd
rah-raw-e-shauq-o-tamanna ki hain rahen masdud

zehn mein un ke kahan shoala-e-takhliq-e-sukhan
jo ye kahte hain ki afkar pe tari hai jumud

shama-e-aiwan-e-tarab qismat-e-munim 'faruq'
dil-e-majbur ki taqdir faqat shoala-e-dud