siyah-raat pasheman hai ham-rakabi se
wo raushni hai tere gham ki mahtabi se

saba ke hath hai ab izzat-e-nigah meri
chaman mahakne laga gul ki be-hijabi se

farar un se hai mushkil wo dastaras mein nahin
ye zard zard se mausam wo din gulabi se

lahu lahu nazar aati hai shakh-e-gul mujh ko
khile wo phul teri taza inqilabi se

ajab nahin hai ki pa jaen qafile manzil
hamare naqsh-e-qadam ki sitara-tabi se

koi kitab jo kholen to kya padhen 'fakhir'
khulin nigah mein chehre agar kitabi se