muhit misl-e-asman zamin-e-fikr-o-fan pe hun
sukut ka sabab hai ye maqam-e-la-sukhan pe hun

faza-e-la-sabaat mein sara-e-be-jihat mein
musafirana khanda-rez waqt ki thakan pe hun

mere nasib ki sahar ghurub ho gai kahan
nazar jamae der se teri kiran kiran pe hun

sajaun wo chaman jinhen khizan kabhi na chhu sake
teri tarah jo hukmaran shaguft har chaman pe hun

aziz-tar hai tesha-e-hunar ghubar-e-dard se
tariq-e-qais par nahin tariq-e-koh-kan pe hun

hujum-e-sad-khayal se najat mil sake agar
to hasidana mo'tariz kisi ki anjuman pe hun

visal hi visal hai firaq ab muhaal hai
main tere har libas ki tarah tere badan pe hun

kisi ke shajra-e-sukhan se nisbat-e-sukhan nahin
main aap apna muddai siyaadat-e-sukhan pe hun