jam gardish mein hai dar-band hain mai-khanon ke
kuchh farishte hain yahan rup mein insanon ke

shama ki aag mein dil jalte hain parwanon ke
hausle dekhiye in sokhta-samanon ke

sirf tashhir hai shayad mera afsana-e-gham
aaj ahbab mein andaz hain beganon ke

lazzat-e-khwab se begana hain mah-o-anjum
sunne wale hain ye shayad mere afsanon ke

fasl-e-gul rang-e-chaman daur-e-khizan husn-e-bahaar
mukhtalif nam hain saqi tere paimanon ke

ai mere naseh-e-khush-fahm zara ghaur se sun
dost nadan hua karte hain na-danon ke

chun liya hai jinhen gardun ne samajh kar tare
hain 'shakil' aah ye tukde mere armanon ke