shab-e-wada jo na wo bani-e-be-dad aaya
le ke paigham-e-ajal dard-e-khuda-dad aaya

tu na aaya na tera nawak-e-bedad aaya
kaun saghar-kash-e-khun-e-dil-e-nashad aaya

aashiyan mausam-e-gul mein jo mujhe yaad aaya
aise nale kiye munh ko dil-e-sayyaad aaya

jab koi kuche se us shokh ke dil-shad aaya
main ne khaya tha jo dhoka wo mujhe yaad aaya

bagh mein pesh-e-nazar jab koi shamshad aaya
mujh ko tera qad-e-be-saya bahut yaad aaya

kaisi aazadi-e-murghan-e-khush-ilhan-e-chaman
yunhi be-par ki udata hua sayyaad aaya

dil ki chori ka guman aur karun main kis par
na gaya koi na ai bani-e-be-dad aaya

dekh kar tishna-labi hashr mein hum rindon ki
jam-e-kausar liye jibril ka ustad aaya

bankpan aashiq-e-diwana-e-mizhgan ke huzur
nok ki lene kahan nashtar-e-fassad aaya

bewafa ahd-faramosh sitamgar zalim
hae aaya bhi to kis par dil-e-nashad aaya

iffat-o-sharm-o-haya ismat-o-namus-o-ghurur
kitne pardon mein chhupa husn-e-khuda-dad aaya

sakht-jaani ka meri dar tha kuchh aisa us ko
man kar nazr shahidon ki wo jallad aaya

tere bimar-e-shab-e-gham ki ayaadat ke liye
ghash kabhi aaya kabhi dard-e-khuda-dad aaya

sad kar do sifat-e-chashm mein matla jo likhun
mushaf-e-husn ka mujh ko hai yahi yaad aaya

peshwai ke liye kis ki badhi hai rahmat
kaun phailae hue daman-e-fariyaad aaya

tum to ghurbat mein bhi yaad aaya kiye ho mujh ko
main bhi yaran-e-watan tum ko kabhi yaad aaya

koh-o-sahra tere diwanon se aabaad rahe
qais-o-wamiq kabhi aae kabhi farhad aaya

mujh ko kushta nigah-e-chashm-e-inayat se kiya
qatl ko mithi chhuri le ke wo jallad aaya

baithe baithe tumhein phir mashq-e-sitam ki sujhi
tum ko bhula hua phir aaj sabaq yaad aaya

khush-qadon ne jo kiya sher-o-sukhan ka jalsa
tarah hone ke liye misra-e-shamshad aaya

pahre padte hain ajal ke sahar-o-sham yahin
dekh ai 'badr' sanbhal kucha-e-jallad aaya