shanasa-e-salib-e-gham badan hai
ye apna aap hi goya kafan hai

mujhe ruswa kya kam-maegi ne
mera hi zarf mujh par tana-zan hai

pata deti hai lau ye tharthara kar
fasurda-dil charagh-e-anjuman hai

lagao tohmat-e-isyan na is par
nahin yusuf ka mera pairahan hai

aziz-e-misr aur qurb-e-zulekha
nigar-e-khwab ka ye husn-e-zan hai

fidai zindagi paen ajal se
ishaaron ki yahi rasm-e-kohan hai

hamin ne zindagi teshe ko bakhshi
hamin se azmat dar-o-rasan hai

kiya zanjir-e-pa mahmil-nashin ko
jabin-e-waqt par kaisi shikan hai

usi jalwe se 'bakht' aankhen hain raushan
wahi jalwa nigahon ka kafan hai