shab-e-furqat mein yar-e-jaani ki
dard-e-pahlu ne mehrbani ki

munh dikhao bahut rahi takrar
arini aur lan-tarani ki

jis ko kahte hain chaudhwin ka chand
teri taswir hai jawani ki

kamar-e-yar ho gai ghaeb
sun ke dhum apni na-tawani ki

surat-e-haal par hamare mohr
dagh ne zakhm ne nishani ki

sair-e-neamat se do jahan ki kya
de ke shabnam ko bund pani ki

ho gaya ishq husn se nagah
puchhte kya ho na-gahani ki

dil-birishta hua jo misl-e-kabab
main ne turkon ki mehmani ki

lab-e-jaan-bakhsh ke qarib wo khat
sharh hai matn-e-zindagani ki

gosh-zad hote hi hui dushman
nind teri meri kahani ki

khinchte us ghazal ki surat
chaukdi bhulti hai 'mani' ki

mujh ko bithla ke yar sota hai
aashiqi ki ki pasbani ki

rah gaya shauq-e-manzil-e-maqsud
pa-e-khufta ne sargirani ki

misl-e-shabnam hun saf-dil qane
mujh ko dariya hai bund pani ki

barq chamki to sarfaraaz kiya
abr aaya to mehrbani ki

rahat-e-marg ko na puchh 'atish'
na rahi qadr zindagani ki