maslahat ka chaar-su tezab hai
kaun kis ke waste betab hai

aap ulfat se koi sairab hai
aur koi mahi-e-be-ab hai

chashm-e-qatil aaj jo pur-ab hai
wo meri tahzib ka ek bab hai

taq-e-nisyan par dhari hain khwahishen
dil kalam-e-pak ki mehrab hai

mauj-e-gham pahunchen-gi un tak bil-yaqin
gham ke dariya mein agar sailab hai

hijr mein bhi hai wafa ki raushni
aabru-e-gham hai rukh pur-ab hai

chandni se us ki raushan roz-o-shab
aasman-e-dil ka jo mahtab hai

tishnagi ke khun ne sincha use
gulshan-e-din daimi shadab hai

zat ka jhagda jahan se mit gaya
jagti aankhon ka 'makhfi' khwab hai