lab-e-khamosh ko arman-e-guftugu hi sahi
jigar mein hausla-e-arz-e-arzu hi sahi

asar qubul hai mujh ko badalti qadron ka
rag-e-hayat mein aslaf ka lahu hi sahi

namaz-e-ishq ada ho rahi hai maqtal mein
ye pur-khulus ibaadat hai be-wuzu hi sahi

use bhi khauf hai gulshan mein zard mausam ka
wo surkh phul ki manind shoala-ru hi sahi

junun-e-ishq ke lashkar se haar jaegi
sipah-e-hosh-o-khirad lakh jang-ju hi sahi

wo meri tishnagi-e-dil bujha nahin sakta
khanakta jam chhalakta hua subu hi sahi

main ek harf-e-malamat hun us ke daman par
wo meri pak mohabbat ki aabru hi sahi

meri nigah ka markaz nahin to kuchh bhi nahin
wo khud-pasand nigahon mein khub-ru hi sahi

'saba' ki shair-e-khush-fikr hai magar gumnam
har ek us se hai waqif wo khush-gulu hi sahi