lai teri mahfil mein mujhe aarzu-e-did
darpesh hai phir marhala-e-tur ki tajdid

mayus tamannaon ko ai dost teri yaad
jaise ufq-e-bim pe ek akhtar-e-ummid

khud apna qafas ban gai kotahi-e-parwaz
kuchh dur nahin warna jahan-e-mah-o-khurshid

ek ek ada shauq ki tahzib pe mail
ek ek nazar shokhi-e-jazbaat ki tanqid

jo khud na samajh pae wo samjhae to kaise
afkar mein ibham to guftar mein taqid

jina bhi ibaadat use pina bhi ibaadat
hasil ho jise chashm-e-siyah-mast ki taid

pindar-e-junun ho na saka ram-e-gudai
ras aae na 'taban' mujhe altaf-e-sanadid