niklega sada zabt se tashhir ka pahlu
hai raat ke pahlu hi mein tanwir ka pahlu

lahje ko zara dekh mere dost ki warna
niklega teri baat se shamshir ka pahlu

badnam hue ishq ke maidan mein sare
daghon se na bach paya jahangir ka pahlu

quran ka har lafz-o-bayan nudrat-e-kaamil
lai hai khirad dhund ke tafsir ka pahlu

duniya hai rukh-e-yar ka baatin bhi zara dekh
zahir mein bahut khub hai taswir ka pahlu

jab gher liya gardish-e-ayyam ne 'tabish'
nikla mere kirdar se taqsir ka pahlu