kahun kya iztirab-e-dil zaban se
rahe jate hain sab pahlu bayan se

unhen chahka raha hun chand kah kar
ewaz lena hai mujh ko aasman se

hum aise na-tawan wo aise nazuk
uthae kaun parda darmiyan se

shamim-e-gul ne badh kar haal mara
qadam bahar jo rakkha aashiyan se

tadap meri taraqqi kar rahi hai
zamin takra na jae aasman se

khuda rakkhe chaman ka phul ho tum
hanso khelo nasim-e-bostan se

nigah-e-gul se bulbul yun giri hai
gire jis tarah tinka aashiyan se

zamin-e-sher hum karte hain aabaad
chale aate hain mazmun aasman se

bada langar tha sher-o-shaeri ka
utha kyun-kar 'jalil' na-tawan se