jab ghar se wo baad-e-mah nikle
munh se mere kyun na aah nikle

dil wo hai ki jis se chah nikle
munh wo hai ki jis se aah nikle

zindan ki to apne sair tu kar
shayad koi be-gunah nikle

'mani' se khinchi na khat ki taswir
lakhon waraq siyah nikle

khajlat ye hui ki mahkme se
sharminda mere gawah nikle

raste masdud ho gae hain
ab dekhiye kyunke rah nikle

palken nahin chhodtin ki ek dam
aankhon se teri nigah nikle

ai aah tu le to chal alam ko
ta aansuon ki sipah nikle

nikla main gali se us ki is tarah
jaise koi dad-khwah nikle

wo sokhta main nahin ki jis ki
turbat se gil o gayah nikle

sher apne jo 'mushafi' padhun main
munh se tere wah wah nikle