rakho wo shewa na madd-e-nazar nazar mein rahe
ki jis se raaz-e-mohabbat bashar bashar mein rahe

chaman jo ban ke tera rahguzar guzar mein rahe
to nakhl-e-tur ka jalwa shajar shajar mein rahe

aziz tar hai agar ho sarishk mein tasir
latif-tar hai jo aab-e-guhar guhar mein rahe

udhar tamam kiya aasman ne apna kaam
idhar phanse hue ahl-e-hunar hunar mein rahe

wufur-e-gham se ye ji mein hai roiye is tarah
na dil mein haal na khun-e-jigar jigar mein rahe

buri khabar ho to is tarah nama-bar kahna
ki sidq-o-kizb ka shak be-khabar khabar mein rahe

samajh ke ishq kar ai dil ki kya nahin malum
jo sochte nahin naf-o-zarar zarar mein rahe

uthao qabr mein bhi lazzat-e-khalish ta-hashr
khuda kare ki khadang-e-jigar jigar mein rahe

wafa hamari sitam aap ke kuchh aise hon
ki muddaton yahi charcha bashar bashar mein rahe

shab-e-firaq mili tira-rozgari mein
sahar guzar gai aur hum sahar mein rahe

hum un ki bazm mein baithe rahe wa-lekin yun
ki jaise rahraw-e-rah-e-khatar khatar mein rahe

khiche jo sine se nala to chahiye ai dil
misal-e-mani-e-lafz-e-asar asar mein rahe

shab-e-visal ki yarab na raushni kam ho
wo nur-e-ariz-e-rashk-e-qamar qamar mein rahe

tamiz gham ko diya tha falak ne aish itna
ki jaise jalwa-e-rang-e-sharar sharar mein rahe

hamare qatl ko lo nazuki se pahle salah
abhi to khanjar-e-zeb-e-kamar kamar mein rahe

ada-e-sharm mein lakhon ishaare hain 'salik'
jhuki hui ye kisi ki nazar nazar mein rahe