shahr-e-jaan par jo teri yaad ka lashkar tuta
ek hamle mein hisar-e-dil-e-khud-sar tuta

jaise ek barq si lahrai pas-e-parda-e-abr
jaise ek chand sar-e-shakh-e-sanobar tuta

aa gaya ta ba gireban-e-shafaq dast-e-sahab
baam-e-aflak pe nahid ka mehwar tuta

mere saghar mein utar aaya kisi sham ka aks
meri aankhon mein kisi husn ka nashtar tuta

dil ki gahrai mein phir jag utha shoala-e-dard
munjamid tha jo mere gham ka samundar tuta

dasht-e-ayyam se lauti kisi ehsas ki gunj
mabad-e-jaan mein kisi wahm ka paikar tuta

phir pur-asrar yaka yak hui khamoshi-e-shab
phir koi jam kisi hath se gir kar tuta

kasni dhup ke aansu meri aankhon se bahe
jaise ek mahr-e-darakhshan mere andar tuta

ghul machate hue rangon ke parinde nikle
sang-e-hairat se jab aaina-e-manzar tuta

gumbad-e-gosh mein gunji phir ek aawaz-e-shikast
kya khabar ye mera dil tuta ki saghar tuta