nishan-e-subh-gah-e-jawedan koi nahin hai
charagh-e-dida-e-shab-zad-gan koi nahin hai

kharab-e-hasrat-e-umr-e-masih-e-alam hun
khusha mudawa-e-zakhm-e-guman koi nahin hai

sarapa zakhm-e-khadang-e-nigah-e-farda hun
maqam-e-dil sar-e-maujudagan koi nahin hai

na bandh misra-e-tamhid-e-kulfat-e-hasti
yahan pe koh-e-tamanna ba-jaan koi nahin hai

ghubar-e-jada-e-tanha dayar-e-sar-gardan
ki be-rihaish-o-be-khanuman koi nahin hai

pas-e-wafa-e-taghaful-sifat ba-zom-e-wafa
ba-juz yaqin-e-qarib-e-guman koi nahin hai

to phir ye parda-e-takhliq chashm-e-hairat hai
agar ba-farz-e-giran aasman koi nahin hai

charagh-e-matla-e-ummid-gah raushan hai
agarche jalwa-figan ta-karan koi nahin hai

maqam-e-fikr-o-amal hai ki be-niyazi-e-shauq
ki dil mein khadsha-e-sud-o-ziyan koi nahin hai

ba-tama-dari-e-ganj-e-maaniyan-e-ajab
shumar-e-hasrat-e-ganj-e-rawan koi nahin hai

tamasha-bin tamasha-e-khud-farebi hain
nawa-e-naghma-o-nara-zanan koi nahin hai

khumar-e-baada-e-kuhna-nawaz-e-kam-nazari
faragh-e-sohbat-e-fahmidagan koi nahin hai

sitam-rasida-e-shab-ha-e-intizar-e-sahar
fughan ki muntazir-e-nim-jaan koi nahin hai

fasurdagi ko guzargah-e-nau-bahaari se
ilaqa-e-hawas-e-bostan koi nahin hai

kahan sifat-e-bayan-e-ali kahan 'hadis'
magar ba-hasb-e-sukhan qadar-dan koi nahin hai