nazren milin charagh jale raushni hui
lau de uthi phir apni tabiat bujhi hui

khun-e-jigar se nikhre khad-o-khal-e-arzu
dil ke lahu se shakh-e-tamanna hari hui

ab subh-e-nau-bahaar ki kya aarzu karen
ek shakh-e-ashiyan hai so wo bhi jali hui

phir yaad aa gain shab-e-hijran ki talkhiyan
dil ko kabhi khushi jo ghadi-do-ghadi hui

bhadka diya use tere do din ke pyar ne
ek umr se jo aag thi dil mein dabi hui

dil hi to ek dair-o-haram ka charagh tha
dil bujh gaya to phir na kahin raushni hui

duniya ba-juz tilism-e-nazar aur kuchh nahin
khud ko diye fareb agar aagahi hui

wo chand-raat tera bichhadna nazar mein hai
is ghar mein tere baad kahan raushni hui

is khud-fareb dil ne wo ruswa kiya hamein
hum apne ho sake na teri bandagi hui

aabaad jis se thin meri tanhaiyan 'kalim'
nazron mein hai wo mahfil-e-yaran saji hui