kahin shab ke canwas par naya din ubhar raha hai
mera dagh-e-na-rasai mera naqsh ban gaya hai

main chala hun jangalon se kisi bagh-e-atishin tak
mera zad khar-o-khas hai mera rang uda hua hai

jo hai bazm hum se khali wo rahegi gham se khali
jo jagah khushi se pur hai wo hamara hi khala hai

abhi dekhiyega har-su mera khak-bos hona
ki hawaen chal padi hain zar-e-gul bikhar chala hai

dam-e-rafta ki sifat hai shab-o-roz mein na hona
jahan waqt chal raha hai wahan mera kaam kya hai

main yakayak apne gham se tere gham mein aa gaya hun
abhi dhup pad rahi thi abhi meinh baras raha hai

mera bais-e-numu hai tere gham ki zahr-naki
jo fazaon mein dhuan hai wo darakht ki ghiza hai

mutaharrik is qadar hai mera gard-baad-e-hasti
koi dur se jo dekhe to lage ruka hua hai

kahin chand ki kashish se hua madd-o-jazr paida
kisi tab-e-rukh se mujh mein ye talatum uth raha hai

jise aap kah rahe hain ki ghilaf hai hawa ka
wo zamin ke chaar jaanib meri aah ki faza hai

inhi dil ki sakhtiyon se kabhi ashk ubal padenge
ki jahan pahadiyan hon wahin chashma phutta hai

kahin misl-e-aina hain mutawazi kaenaten
wahan ek aadmi hai jo hamari shakl ka hai

wo jo wast-e-sina mein hai wo faza nahin kahin bhi
wahan mausam aur kuchh hai jahan khatt-e-istawa hai

main pada hua hun khud mein kahin be wajud 'shahid'
meri ruh gum-shuda hai mera jism lapata hai