naza ki hichki mariz-e-hijr ki dam-saz hai
sunne wale ghaur se sun aakhiri aawaz hai

lakh ai zahid nishat-e-jaan iram ka raaz hai
jalwa-gah-e-naz phir bhi jalwa-gah-e-naz hai

kaun jaan-e-arzu mahw-e-khiram-e-naz hai
zarra zarra mere dil ka farsh-e-pa-andaz hai

mukhtalif naghme hain lekin ek hi aawaz hai
hasti-e-dil ek nairang-e-tilism-e-saz hai

be-niyaz-e-jazb-e-ulfat intiqam-e-ishq dekh
dil tha pahle bazm mein ab dil hi bazm-e-naz hai

dekh kar pamal karna meri turbat ki zamin
qabr hai zalim magar qabr-e-shahid-e-naz hai

jin ko arman hoga un ko hoga arman did ka
zarra zarra apne dil ka jalwa-gah-e-naz hai

zindagi us ki hai maut us ki hai turbat us ki hai
jis ki khak-e-dil pe wo mahw-e-khiram-e-naz hai

ab kahan wo naghma-e-dil ki sada-e-jaan-nawaz
bolne wala jo parda tha wahi be-saz hai

fikr-e-azadi ko ai sayyaad aazadi samajh
ye tadapna dil ka bhi minjumla-e-parwaz hai

ai mere tute hue dil ki sada-e-muntashir
dekh jo hai jis jagah par gosh-bar-awaz hai

is se pahle dil liya tha tum ne jis andaz se
aaj bhi kya baat karne ka wahi andaz hai

umr guzri maut aai ban ke anjam-e-hayat
aur abhi tak ishq ka aaghaz hi aaghaz hai

jaan barbaad-e-tamanna dil kharab-e-arzu
har-nafas rah-e-talab mein naghma-e-be-saz hai

aashiyan wale khudara kar na zikr-e-ashiyan
patta patta gulsitan ka gosh-bar-awaz hai

naghma-e-roz-eazal tere tarannum ke nisar
sunne wala aaj bhi mahw-e-sada-e-saz hai

dard ko rakhte hain sine mein chhupae har ghadi
kya kahen 'afqar' kisi se dil ka apne raaz hai