khuda malum kaisa sehr tha is but ki chitwan mein
chale jati hain ab tak chashmaken shaikh-o-barahman mein

chhupenge kya asiran-e-bala sahra ke daman mein
mohabbat dam ki phir khinch kar laegi gulshan mein

hijab uttha zamin se aasman tak chandni chhitki
gahan mein chand tha jab tak chhupe baithe the chilman mein

kanakhiyon se jo hum ko bazm mein tum dekh lete ho
khatak jate hain kante ki tarah ham-chashm-e-dushman mein

kanar-e-abju baithe hain mast-e-nikhat-e-saghar
nazar su-e-falak aur hath hai mina ki gardan mein

gala ghutne laga ab tang aaya hun gareban se
junun ne wah kya phansi lagai meri gardan mein

bahut dast-e-junun ne gudgudaya jab to kya karte
utarin bediyan aur pahne duhre tauq gardan mein

batao sair-e-sahra ki koi tadbir wahshi ko
gareban mein to hath uljha phansa hai panw daman mein

mila de khak mein ai charkh is ujde hue ghar ko
ki apni ruh tak bechain hai ab khana-e-tan mein

thake-mande safar ke so rahe hain panw phailae
ye sab mar mar ke pahunche hain badi mushkil se madfan mein

jo har-dam jhankte the rauzan-e-diwar-e-zindan se
unhen phir chain aaya kis tarah tarik madfan mein

kise malum dagh-e-atishin se dil pe kya guzri
sidhaare thande thande saunp kar sab hum ko madfan mein

kuja musa kuja maqsud subhanallazi-asra
ragad kar ediyan bas rah gae wadi-e-aiman mein

hijab-e-naz be-ja 'yas' jis din beach mein aaya
usi din se ladai than gai shaikh-o-barahman mein