nazar aae kya mujh se fani ki surat
ki pinhan hun dard-e-nihani ki surat

bana hun wo main na-tawani ki surat
ghazab hi khichi be-nishani ki surat

khamoshi jo hai jqtiza-e-tabiat
to un ko mili be-dahani ki surat

nazar aae kya jalwa-e-husn baqi
ki parda hai duniya-e-fani ki surat

tum aur zikr-e-aghyar par chup rahoge
kahe deti hai be-dahani ki surat

hamare gale par to chalti dikhao
kahan tegh mein hai rawani ki surat

qayam apna us kucha mein pa-bigul hai
mile khak mein hum to pani ki surat

gudaz-e-dil-e-tishna ka man ghazab hai
wo khanjar na bah jae pani ki surat

barabar hai yahan bud-o-nabud apni
nishan hai mera be-nishani ki surat

araq-e-sharm se khaksari mein hun main
hua khak bhi main to pani ki surat

jo puchho to us chashm ka dekhna hai
wo hai gardish aasmani ki surat

duboya mujhe aab mein sharm se wo
khade hain mere sar pe pani ki surat

numud apni waqe mein kuchh bhi nahin hai
yahan khwab hai zindagani ki surat

wo dil ru-numai mein lete hain pahle
dikhate hain jab jaan-sitani ki surat

mujhe kushta dekha to qatil ne puchha
yaqin hai yahan bad-gumani ki surat

pade mar ke mitne ko hum thokaron mein
magar kat gai zindagani ki surat

zaban par hai qasid ki apni rasai
hua hun payam zabani ki surat

mujassam hi mauhum aane mein un ke
nazar aati hai zindagani ki surat

tere wade par zist hai marg apni
bahut hi badhi na-tawani ki surat

wo is shakl se meri baalin pe aae
ki ek aafat aasmani ki surat

nazar ban ke phirti hai aankhon mein apni
kisi aalam-e-naujawani ki surat

na ho rashk to kijiye wahan madh-e-dushman
ki hai yar ki raaz-dani ki surat

mujhe dekho aur us ke wade pe jina
ye hai zinda-e-jawedani ki surat

wahan bad-gumani ki tarif kya ho
yaqin ho jahan bad-gumani ki surat

nazar-soz wo rukh wo inkar behad
magar hain wo ek lan-tarani ki surat

dikhate hain wo rakh se yun naz pinhan
ki alfaz jaise maani ki surat

yahan kya samai dam-e-tegh qatil
ki nazron mein hai sakht jaani ki surat

jo naqsh-e-fana hon to wo dil pe 'anwar'
khinchi aur ek bad-gumani ki surat