khet shadab hain gulshan mein bhi ranai hai
ek muddat pe duaon ki pazirai hai

nikhat-o-rang ka paigham saba lai hai
ba-wafa kitni mere desh ki purwai hai

chandni bahr-e-takhayyul mein utar aai hai
hajla-e-nur meri yaad ki gahrai hai

lala-o-gul ki qasam azmat-e-sahra ki qasam
abr-e-rahmat ka har ek shakhs tamannai hai

shukr hai jazba-e-ulfat ke thapede kha kar
kashti-e-azm ab tufan se nikal aai hai

kat gai raat meri sai-e-musalsal ke tufail
raushni subh-e-darakhshan ki khabar lai hai

dushman-e-jaan bhi teri baat ke qatil hain 'jamil'
tere har sher mein akhlaq hai sachchai hai