rangat ye rukh ki aur ye aalam naqab ka
daman mein koi phul liye hai gulab ka

chaaron taraf se us pe nigahon ka bar hai
mushkil hai un ko rukh se uthana naqab ka

taskin-e-khak dete hain rakh kar jigar pe hath
pahlu badal rahe hain mere iztirab ka

muddat hui wahi hai zamane ka inqilab
naqsha khincha hua hai mere iztirab ka

bachpan kahan tak un ki umangon ko rokta
aakhir ko rang phut hi nikla shabab ka

rona khushi ka roti hai bulbul bahaar mein
chhidkaw ho raha hai chaman mein gulab ka

jhalki dikha ke aur wo bijli gira gae
achchha kiya ilaj mere iztirab ka

khak-e-chaman pe shabnam o gul ka ajab hai rang
saghar kisi se chhut pada hai sharab ka

khoe hue hain shahid o mani ki dhun mein hum
ye bhi 'jalil' ek junun hai shabab ka