shakh shakh par mausam-e-gul ne gajre se latkae the
main ne jis-dam hath badhaya sare phul parae the

kitne dard chamak uthte hain furqat ke sannate mein
raat raat-bhar jag ke hum ne khud pe zakhm lagae the

tere ghamon ka zikr hi kya ab jaane de ye baat na chhed
hum diwane mulk-e-junun mein bakht-e-sikandar lae the

dil ki viran basti mujh se akasr puchha karti hai
baste hain kis des mein ab wo log yahan jo aae the

pichhli raat ko tare ab bhi jhilmil karte hain
kis ko khabar hai ek shab hum ne kitne ashk bahae the

aaj jahan ki tariki se duniya bach kar chalti hai
hum ne us viran mahal mein lakhon dip jalae the

mujh ko un se pyar nahin hai mujh ko un ke nam se kya
aankhen yun hi bhar aai thin hont yunhi tharrae the