naumid kare dil ko na manzil ka pata de
ai rah-guzar-e-ishq tere kya hain irade

har raat guzarta hai koi dil ki gali se
odhe hue yaadon ke pur-asrar libaade

ban jata hun sar-ta-ba-qadam dast-e-tamanna
dhal jate hain ashkon mein magar shauq irade

us chashm-e-fusun-gar mein nazar aati hai aksar
ek aatish-e-khamosh ki jo dil ko jala de

aazurda-e-ulfat ko gham-e-zindagi jaise
tapte hue jangal mein koi aag laga de

yaadon ke mah-o-mehr tamannaon ke baadal
kya kuchh na wo saughat sar-e-dasht-e-wafa de

yaad aati hai us husn ki yun 'jafari' jaise
tanhai ke ghaaron se koi khud ko sada de