mustaqil ab bujha bujha sa hai
aakhir is dil ko ye hua kya hai

tum ko chaha bada qusur kiya
tum hi batla do ki ab saza kya hai

mang lun un ka dil agar wo kahen
qatl ka tere khun-baha kya hai

kyun nafas mein kabab ki bu hai
mere sine mein ye jala kya hai

mohr hai sabt qalb-e-waiz par
dagh mathe pe bad-numa kya hai

hazrat-e-dil hain kyun udas udas
na-ummidi ne kuchh kaha kya hai

kafi ek lafz hai huzur-e-khuda
ye shab-o-roz iltija kiya hai

wahi mango ki ho dua maqbul
yani allah chahta kya hai

dekhiye ye kalam-e-mehdi mein
fikr insan ki intiha kya hai

main ne aankhon se ashk ponchhe the
rang daman pe lal sa kya hai

zat 'mehdi' ki phir ghanimat hai
gar wo achchha nahin bura kya hai