main ghar se dur utaq-e-badan mein rahta hun
sawad-e-hijr ke bab-e-kuhan mein rahta hun

kahin to rahna hai jab tak mila hai izn-e-qayam
so harf-o-saut ke shahr-e-sukhan mein rahta hun

main aks hun tere pairahan-e-gul-o-mul ka
main ek rang hun barg-e-saman mein rahta hun

kabhi hun zulf ki zholidagi mein warafta
kabhi main teri jabin ki shikan mein rahta hun

misal-e-bosa-e-doshizgan-e-shahr-e-jamal
tere labon ke gulabi chaman mein rahta hun

miyan-e-chashm-zadan dhundh mujh ko palkon mein
kahin nahin hun tilism-zadan mein rahta hun

jahan se tu ne nikala mere ab-o-jad ko
main aaj bhi usi bagh-e-adan mein rahta hun

wahi hua hun ghazal-e-safa ke nafe mein
main mushk-e-la hun hawa-e-khutan mein rahta hun

hai panjand ki guzargah mera nisf khayal
main nisf wadi-e-gang-o-jaman mein rahta hun

zamin mere liye sair-gah hai 'masud'
main shams-zad hun nile gagan mein rahta hun