karwan walon ne kho di khud hi apni aabru
laila-e-mahmil-nashin ko pa-ba-jaulan lae hain

qais ki ghairat ka milta hi nahin koi suragh
kuchh bagule dhund kar sahra-ba-sahra aae hain

das liya hai raushni ne de ke jawon ka fareb
sanp kitne us ke ujle rup mein lahrae hain

aaine tute hain kitne dekh kar un ka jamal
aap apni aarzu-e-husn par sharmae hain

kaun jaane ho chuke maslub kitne ashk-e-gham
kitni fariyaadon ke dil husn-e-talab ne dhae hain

kitni zanjiron ke halqe payalon mein dhal gae
shabnami aankhon mein raqsan bebasi ke sae hain

'bakht' shikwa kya karen ahl-e-sitam ke jaur ka
ahl-e-dil ne git marg-e-abru par gae hain