qurb nas nas mein aag bharta hai
wasl se iztirab badhta hai

main faqat ek khwab tha tera
khwab ko kaun yaad rakhta hai

aaj ki shab shab-e-qayamat hai
dil mera be-tarah dhadakta hai

faqr kya hai ba-dost pewastan
gham ka irfan hai aagahi kya hai

main milata hun sher-o-atish ko
fan mujhe kimiya ka aata hai

tosha-e-rah-e-ishq hai andoh
gham dilon ko qarib lata hai

sher-e-taza hai tohfa-e-shaer
mushk-e-nafa hiran ne ugla hai

qillat-e-kulfat-o-takalluf mein
rahat-e-qalb-e-na-shakeba hai

aish-e-na-paedar par nazan
aadmi kitna bhola-bhaala hai

jaan ka sarfa ho to ho lekin
sarf karne se ilm badhta hai

kise pas-e-maraatib-e-alfaz
hashr-e-mani se qatl barpa hai

pa ke ghafil kahin na das le tumhein
daro us se jo tum se darta hai

maqsad isbaat-e-zat hai us se
kya gale ka sabab bhi hota hai

sachche takhliq-kar ki manind
unghta hai khuda na sota hai

aab-o-rang-e-hayat hai us se
aarzu jagton ka sapna hai

mere maula-karim ne mujh ko
ghair-matbua zehn bakhsha hai

yun lage jaise parda-e-simin
aankh kya ruh ka daricha hai

kis ne dekha hai parda-e-zulmat
dil ke bhedon ko kis ne paya hai

kaun mar kar dobara zinda hua
kaun mulk-e-fana se lauta hai

kar ke yaksar mujhe nazar-andaz
kis se dil ham-kalam rahta hai

bawajud-e-fishaar-e-shab hama-shab
husn har subh taza hota hai

har bun-e-mu bana hai parda-e-saz
dil ke taron ko kis ne chheda hai

baat abdul-aziz-'khalid' ki
dastan-e-amir-hamza hai