jab ek charagh-e-rahguzar ki kiran pade
honton ki lau latif hijabon se chhan pade

shakh-e-abad se jhadte zamanon ka rup hai
ye log jin ke rukh pe guman-e-chaman pade

ye kis hasin dayar ki thandi hawa chali
har mauja-e-khayal pe sad-ha shikan pade

ye kaun hai labon mein rasili ruten ghulin
palkon ki ot nind mein gul-gun gagan pade

ek pal bhi ku-e-dil mein na thahrao rah-naward
ab jis ke naqsh-e-pa mein chaman-dar-chaman pade

ek jast is taraf bhi ghazal-e-zamana-raqs
rah teri dekhte hain khata o khutan pade

jab anjuman tawajjoh-e-sad-guftugu mein ho
meri taraf bhi ek nigah-e-kam-sukhan pade

sahra-e-zindagi mein jidhar bhi qadam uthe
raste mein ek aarzuon ka chaman pade

is jalti dhup mein ye ghane saya-dar ped
main apni zindagi unhen de dun jo ban pade

ai shatir-e-azal tere hathon ko chum lun
qarye mein mere nam jo diwana-pan pade

ai subh-e-der-khez unhen aawaz de jo hai
ek sham-e-zud-khwab ke sukh mein magan pade

'amjad' tariq-mai mein hai ye ehtiyat shart
ek dagh bhi kahin na sar-e-pairahan pade