khafi raha ya jali aalam-e-shuhud mein tha
main amr-e-kun se bhi pahle kisi wajud mein tha

kisi sada ne barangekhta kiya mujh ko
wagarna main bhi isi halqa-e-khumud mein tha

mujhe shuur diya beasat-e-payambar ne
phir is ke baad main allah ke junud mein tha

mujhe husain ne zarre se mahtab kiya
main be-nishan tamasha-e-hast-o-bud mein tha

na jidd-o-jahd-e-musalsal ne soz-o-saz-e-hayat
misal-e-shajr zamin-bos main jumud mein tha

andheri raat mein nudrat mili sitare ko
tamam roz wo duba hua kabud mein tha

talash-e-manzil-e-hasti mein khak-bazi ki
mera maqam magar qila-e-umud mein tha

mujhe qayam ke qabil kiya irade ne
main ek umr talak haalat-e-quud mein tha

wo karr-o-far-e-takhayyul ke nashiran to the
magar har ek numaish mein ya numud mein tha

main madd-o-jazr-e-takhayyul ko us ke nam karun
ki jis ka zikr hamesha mere darud mein tha

wo takht-e-khak pe baitha wahi qalandar hai
ki jis ke samne jibril bhi sujud mein tha

mata-e-qafila-e-ishq jab luti 'naqqash'
wo mere mulk-e-sitam-kesh ki hudud mein tha