shab ki barq-e-soz-e-dil se zahra-e-abr aab tha
shoala-e-jawwala har yak halqa-e-girdab tha

wan karam ko uzr-e-barish tha inan-gir-e-khiram
girye se yan pumba-e-baalish kaf-e-sailab tha

wan khud-arai ko tha moti pirone ka khayal
yan hujum-e-ashk mein tar-e-nigah nayab tha

jalwa-e-gul ne kiya tha wan charaghan aabju
yan rawan mizhgan-e-chashm-e-tar se khun-e-nab tha

yan sar-e-pur-shor be-khwabi se tha diwar-ju
wan wo farq-e-naz mahw-e-baalish-e-kim-khwab tha

yan nafas karta tha raushan sham-e-bazm-e-be-khudi
jalwa-e-gul wan bisat-e-sohbat-e-ahbab tha

farsh se ta arsh wan tufan tha mauj-e-rang ka
yan zamin se aasman tak sokhtan ka bab tha

na-gahan is rang se khunaba tapkane laga
dil ki zauq-e-kawish-e-nakhun se lazzat-yab tha