muqarrebin mein ramz-ashna kahan nikle
jo ajnabi the wahi apne raaz-dan nikle

haram se bhag ke pahunche jo dair-e-rahib mein
to ahl-e-dair hamare mizaj-dan nikle

bahut qarib se dekha jo fauj-e-ada ko
to har qatar mein yaran-e-mehrban nikle

qalandaron se mila muzhda-e-subuk-ruhi
jo bazm-e-hosh se nikle to sar-garan nikle

qabila-e-haram o qaum-e-dair o firqa-e-rind
hamare chahne wale kahan kahan nikle?

sukut-e-shab ne sikhaya hamein saliqa-e-nutq
jo zakiran-e-sahar the wo be-zaban nikle

miyan-e-rah khade hain is intizar mein hum
ki gard-e-rah hate aur karwan nikle

guman ye tha ki pas-e-koh bastiyan hongi
wahan gae to mazaraat-e-be-nishan nikle

gire zamin pe jo haft aasman se takra ke
to har qadam pe yahan aur haft-khwan nikle

ufuq se apne to dhundla sa ek ghubar utha
phir is ke baad sitaron ke karwan nikle

kabhi kabhi to har ek sans par hua mahsus
ki jaise qalib-e-atish-zada se jaan nikle

samajh raha tha zamana jinhen nufus-e-jamal
wo sirf chand nafas-ha-e-khun-chakan nikle

kamal-e-shauq se chheda tha jin ko mutrib ne
wo rag saz ke sine se nauha-khwan nikle

'rais' hujra-e-tarik-jaan ko khol to dun?
jo koi aafat-e-qattala-e-jahan nikle