jawan tha dil na tha andesha-e-sud-o-ziyan pahle
wo the kya mehrban sara jahan tha mehrban pahle

wo mir-e-karwan bhi ik-na-ik din ho ke rahte hain
jinhon ne muddaton chhani hai khak-e-karwan pahle

khudi jagi uthe parde ujagar ho gain rahen
nazar kotah thi tarik tha sara jahan pahle

wahi barq-e-tajalli shama hai mere shabistan ki
na la sakti thi jis ki tab shakh-e-ashiyan pahle

hun ab bhi pa-ba-gil taham bahut parwaz ki main ne
wo ab meri zamin hai tha jo mera aasman pahle

nihan thin dar-ba-dar ki thokaron mein azmaten 'jami'
na tha is darja aali tera andaz-e-bayan pahle