sitaron ke payam aae bahaaron ke salam aae
hazaron nama-ha-e-shauq ahl-e-dil ke kaam aae

na jaane kitni nazren us dil-e-wahshi pe padti hain
har ek ko fikr hai us ki ye shahin zer-e-dam aae

isi ummid mein betabi-e-jaan badhti jati hai
sukun-e-dil jahan mumkin ho shayad wo maqam aae

hamari tishnagi bujhti nahin shabnam ke qatron se
jise saqi-gari ki sharm ho aatish-ba-jam aae

koi shayad hamare dagh-e-dil ki tarah raushan ho
hazaron aaftab is shauq mein baala-e-baam aae

inhen rahon mein shaikh-o-muhtasib hail rahe akasr
inhen rahon mein huran-e-bahishti ke khiyam aae

nigahen muntazir hain ek khurshid-e-tamanna ki
abhi tak jitne mehr-o-mah aae na-tamam aae

ye aalam lazzat-e-takhliq ka hai raqs-e-lafani
tasawwur-khana-e-hairat mein lakhon subh-o-sham aae

koi 'sardar' kab tha is se pahle teri mahfil mein
bahut ahl-e-sukhan utthe bahut ahl-e-kalam aae