lauh-e-imkan pe hasti ka bharam khulta hai
jaane kab uqda-e-maujud-o-adam khulta hai

rang-o-ahang bhi hote hain wahan dast daraaz
us pari-zad ka jab bab-e-karam khulta hai

sham hote hi yahan aamad-e-mahtab ke sath
khana-e-dil mein teri yaad ka gham khulta hai

hum koi baat tayaqqun se nahin kah sakte
hum pe asrar-e-zamana abhi kam khulta hai

yun bikharte hain khayalon mein tere husn ke rang
dasht par jaise kisi abr ka nam khulta hai

khatra-e-jaan hai rah-e-ishq mein lekin 'mukhtar'
rah-e-dushwar pe chalne se qadam khulta hai