maut apni jaan ai dil gardish-e-aflak ko
dubne ka khauf hai girdab mein tairak ko

khud khajil ho jis ko raushan-dil se ho nahaq ghubar
munh pe padti hai jo munh par phenkte hain khak ko

mar gae par bhi tah-o-baala raha apna ghubar
shisha-e-saat mein rakhte hain hamari khak ko

basta-e-fitrak hote hain hazaron bulbulen
jaan kar bab-e-gulistan halqa-e-fitrak ko

kya ajab gar ustukhwan raushan hon dagh-e-ishq se
ek sharar shola banata hai khas-o-khashak ko

khub sa ji khol kar aawara kar ai ishq-e-yar
khauf-e-ruswai nahin aslan dil-e-bebak ko

hijr mein pita hun khun-e-dil mai-e-gulgun ki rang
daur-e-saghar jaanta hun gardish-e-aflak ko

kya nahin tazir milti hai gunah-e-ishq ki
aatish-e-furqat jahannam hai dil-e-ghamnak ko

kijiye nale ba-rang-e-bulbul ai dil gar kabhi
tukde tukde misl-e-gul kar le teri poshak ko

raund dala hai zamin-e-sher se ta-charkh-e-fikr
rok le 'arsh' ab inan-e-tausan-e-chaalak ko