naghma jo mahmil ke bahar hai wahi mahmil mein hai
haal mein zahir hai poshida jo mustaqbil mein hai

jis ka partaw gesu-e-shab mein mah-e-kaamil mein hai
ek jhalak us husn-e-poshida ki tere dil mein hai

jalwa-e-yazdan bhi raqs-e-ahraman bhi dil mein hai
aadmi bhi kis qadar uljhan mein hai mushkil mein hai

kah raha tha ek diwana ye hangam-e-safar
rah-nawardi mein jo rahat hai wahi manzil mein hai

hausla-mandan ghawwasan-e-dariya ke liye
zindagi maujon mein hai jo wo kahan sahil mein hai

apni fitrat par chaman mein khar-o-gul to hain magar
ek tazad-e-mustaqil is musht-e-ab-o-gil mein hai

jam hai mina hai sahba-e-junun-afza bhi hai
saqiya aa ja ki ek teri kami mahfil mein hai

be-rah-o-be-rahnuma garm-e-safar hai qafila
faeda kya is tarah ki sai-e-la-hasil mein hai

paikar-e-shauq-o-talab ban kar jo hai garm-e-safar
har qadam us rah-rau ka sarhad-e-manzil mein hai

marja-e-ilham ban sakta hai koshish ho agar
ek maqam aisa bhi pinhan aadmi ke dil mein hai

aaftab-e-dil se garma aur chamka de use
zarra-e-haq jo nihan gard-e-rah-e-baatil mein hai

dil to hai na-ashna-e-baada-ha-e-zindagi
jam-o-mina ka magar sauda sar-e-ghafil mein hai

dhundte rahiye magar 'amjad' ko pa sakte nahin
wo to ab ek nur ke dariya-e-be-sahil mein he