nama-bar aate rahe jate rahe
hijr mein yun dil ko bahlate rahe

ye bhi kya kam hai ki mere haal par
der tak wo ghaur farmate rahe

shiddat-e-ehsas-e-tanhai na puchh
hum bhari mahfil mein ghabraate rahe

hijr ki tarikiyan badhti gain
mahr o mah aate rahe jate rahe

koi kya jaanega ye raaz-o-niyaz
dil hamein hum dil ko samjhate rahe

manzil-e-maqsud par pahunche wahi
rah mein jo thokaren khate rahe

nashsha-e-mai tez-tar hota gaya
shaikh sahab waz farmate rahe

kya ajab shai hai mata-e-dil 'sahar'
jo use khote rahe pate rahe