khulega nakhun-e-shamshir se uqda mere dil ka
kisi qatil se hai aasan hona meri mushkil ka

pas-e-murdan bhi ye manzur hai nazzara qatil ka
charagh-e-gor mein aalam hua hai chashm-e-bismil ka

ghubar-e-dahr se ek lahza bhi khali nahin hota
ilahi shisha-e-saat hai kya shisha mere dil ka

yahi gar zindagi bhar tab-e-ali ka raha aalam
banega mar gae par aasman daswan mere gil ka

na tode rishta-e-dam aur apna yar dam tode
hai behtar is bhadakne se tadapna tair-e-dil ka

jahan mein kaamilon ko qadr hai hum khaksaron ki
shikast-e-dil-gada ko tutna hai saghar-e-gul ka

ajab hai ru-e-jaanan par na hona ek bhi til ka
adam karta nahin taron ko jalwa mah-e-kaamil ka

qayamat laega gulzar mein nala anadil ka
jagana fitna-e-khwabida hai sayyaad-e-ghafil ka

main majnun dekhte hi mar gaya is rashk-e-laila ko
kafan ke waste goya phata tha parda mahmil ka

kiya labrez-e-marwarid chashm-e-gauhar afshan se
guman guzra jo dariya par mujhe daman-e-sahil ka

mera khwab-ul-aziz o ghairat-e-khwab-e-zulekha hai
tasawwur raat bhar tha mujh ko ek yusuf-shamail ka

main aisa na-tawan hun sar uthana mujh ko mushkil ho
bara-e-tauq gardan chahiye chhalla anamil ka

kafan misl-e-katan hai tukde tukde 'arsh' madfan mein
tasawwur mar gae par bhi hai ye us mah-e-kaamil ka