nigah-o-dil ka afsana qarib-e-ikhtitam aaya
hamein ab is se kya aai sahar ya waqt-e-sham aaya

zaban-e-ishq par ek chikh ban kar tera nam aaya
khirad ki manzilen tai ho chukin dil ka maqam aaya

uthana hai jo patthar rakh ke sine par wo gam aaya
mohabbat mein teri tark-e-mohabbat ka maqam aaya

use aansu na kah ek yaad-e-ayyam-e-guzishta hai
meri umr-e-rawan ko umr-e-rafta ka salam aaya

zara lau aur dil ki tez kar sila sa ye shoala
na raushan kar saka ghar ko na mahfil hi ke kaam aaya

nizam-e-mai-kada saqi badalne ki zarurat hai
hazaron hain safen jin mein na mai aai na jam aaya

abhi tak said-e-yazdan-o-sanam aulad-e-adam hai
bashar insan nahin rahta jahan iman ka nam aaya

bahaar aate hi khun-rezi hui wo sehn-e-gulshan mein
khajil kante the yun phulon ko josh-e-intiqam aaya

bhulae aabla-paon ko baithe the chaman wale
garajti aandhiyan aain ki sahra ka salam aaya

sahar ki hur ke kya kya ne dekhe khwab duniya ne
magar tabir jab dhundi wahi ifrit-e-sham aaya

kabhi shayad usi se rang-e-firdaus-e-bashar pae
abhi tak to lahu insan ka shaitan hi ke kaam aaya

mukammal tabsira karta hua ayyam-e-rafta par
nigah-e-be-sukhan mein ek ashk-e-be-kalam aaya

tawana ko bahana chahiye shayad tashaddud ka
phir ek majbur par shoridgi ka ittiham aaya

na jaane kitni shamen gul huin kitne bujhe tare
tab ek khurshed itraata hua baala-e-baam aaya

barahman aab-e-ganga shaikh kausar le uda is se
tere honton ko jab chhuta hua 'mulla' ka jam aaya