lakir-e-sang ko anqa-misal hum ne kiya
bhula diya use dil se kamal hum ne kiya

shuru us ne kiya tha tamasha qurbat ka
phir us ke baad to sara dhamal hum ne kiya

ulat ke rakh diye hum ne junun ke sare usul
junub-e-dasht ko shahr-e-shimal hum ne kiya

farogh-e-zakhm se raushan rakha siyahi ko
ata-e-hijr ko najm-e-visal hum ne kiya

basa liya teri khushbu ko mazra-e-jaan mein
shaguft-e-gham tujhe kaisa nihaal hum ne kiya

ek aur mauj thi is mauj-e-agahi se udhar
so auj-e-aql ko nazr-e-zawal hum ne kiya

bahana koi nahin ab safar mein rahne ka
zamin-e-khwab tujhe paemal hum ne kiya

ye be-niyazi zaruri thi kar-e-ulfat mein
so khud ka dhyan na tera khayal hum ne kiya

saba to khud hi mukhatib thi ai faza-e-qafas
gawah rahiyo na koi sawal hum ne kiya

dhanak si ban gai goyai se samaat tak
ye kis ke rang ko juzw-e-maqal hum ne kiya

hamare zakhm ki surkhi badha gaya 'arshad'
wo barg-e-sabz jise dast-mal hum ne kiya