kahan talash karen naqsh-e-ashiyana koi
ye shahr jaise bada sa hai qaid-khana koi

so apni hijrat-e-paiham ka bas jawaz hai ye
parinde dhundte rahte hain aab-o-dana koi

maal-e-ishq pata hai use magar phir bhi
talash leta hai har bar dil bahana koi

ajab tilism hai jo waqt kho gaya hai kahin
hua hai lad ke din raat ko rawana koi

khile hain phul saba chaar su hai mahki hui
chaman se guzra tha kya husn-e-kafirana koi

kabhi to hazrat-e-naseh bhi dil kushad karen
kabhi to mashwara den hum ko mukhlisana koi

ajib log hain ninden ajib hain in ki
jaga saka na 'qamar' in ko taziyana koi