jo ku-e-dost ko jaun to pasban ke liye
nahin hai khwab se behtar kuchh armughan ke liye

tamam illat-e-darmandagi hai qillat-e-shauq
tapish hui par-e-parwaz-e-murgh-e-jaan ke liye

sharik-e-bulbul-o-qumri hain wo zabun-fitrat
jo be-qarar rahe sair-e-gulistan ke liye

umid hai ki nibahenge imtihan le kar
jo is qadar mutaqazi hain imtihan ke liye

na khakiyon se talluq na qudsiyon se rabt
na hum zamin ke liye hain na aasman ke liye

payam-e-dost hua qasidon ko wajh-e-sharaf
nasim-e-misr se izzat hai karwan ke liye

qafas zamana o jaan murgh o aashiyan malakut
qafas mein murgh hai betab aashiyan ke liye

fasane yun mohabbat ke sach hain par kuchh kuchh
badha bhi dete hain hum zeb-e-dastan ke liye

hamari nazm mein hai 'shefta' wo kaifiyyat
ki kuchh rahi na haqiqat mai-e-mughan ke liye