kaif-e-gham lutf-e-alam yaad aaya
kis ka andaz-e-karam yaad aaya

jada-e-zist ke har mod pe kyon
kakul-e-yar ka kham yaad aaya

kar gaya gharq-e-nadamat dil ko
jab teri aankh ka nam yaad aaya

na gaya phir tere aane ka khayal
tera jaana bhi na kam yaad aaya

paya zulmat se tajalli ka shuur
dair mein ja ke haram yaad aaya

khul gaya wusat-e-daman ka bharam
kyon tera dast-e-karam yaad aaya

aa gaya nam-e-khuda lab pe mere
jab wo patthar ka sanam yaad aaya

ji mein aaya hi tha jine ka khayal
yak-ba-yak shahr-e-adam yaad aaya

fikr hai khuld-ba-daman 'athar'
kucha-e-rashk-e-iram yaad aaya