kyun andheron ka musafir hai muqaddar apna
koi suraj to nikale ye samundar apna

zulmat-e-shab mein jalae hue ashkon ke charagh
ishq ki rah mein khud ishq hai rahbar apna

kya lagaega koi meri ana ki qimat
donon aalam se giran-tar hai ye jauhar apna

koi chehra to kahin ho tere chehre ki tarah
shahr-e-khuban mein nahin ek bhi manzar apna

dil mein raushan hai tera dard zamane se nihan
kya sadaf ne bhi dikhaya kabhi gauhar apna

us ke lab-khand mein dhal jae khizan ka mausam
us ko gulnar karen zakhm dikha kar apna

anjuman gosh-bar-awaz hai 'rifat' dekhen
kis ke sine mein utarta hai ye nashtar apna