qafas mein ashk-e-hasrat par madar-e-zindagani hai
yahi dane ka dana hai yahi pani ka pani hai

mile the aaj barson mein magar allah ki qudarat
wahi surat wahi rangat wahi josh-e-jawani hai

hamein wo jaan bhi lenge hamein pahchan bhi lenge
utar jaega sab nashsha abhi chadhti jawani hai

kaleje se laga rakhkhun na kyun dard-e-judai ko
yahi to ek dil-e-marhum ki baqi nishani hai

ye sach hai ya ghalat hum ne suna hai marne walon se
tere khanjar mein qatil chashma-e-haiwan ka pani hai

batae jate hain ausaf wo apni adaon ke
ye shan-e-dil-raubai hai ye tarz-e-jaan-satani hai

yahan kya jaaniye kis tarah dekha hai tasawwur mein
wahan ab tak wahi parde ke andar lan-tarani hai

karen taskhir aao mil ke hum tum donon aalam ko
idhar jadu-nigahi hai udhar jadu-bayani hai

'jalil' ek sher bhi khali na paya dard o hasrat se
ghazal-khwani nahin ye dar-haqiqat nauha-khwani hai