tere jamal ka partaw mere bayan mein kahan
wo dilkashi meri be-rabt dastan mein kahan

kahan wo phul jinhen zinat-e-chaman kahiye
hari bhari koi ab shakh gulsitan mein kahan

sukun-e-dil ki talab kis jagah mujhe lai
sukun-e-dil bhala is shahr-e-be-aman mein kahan

khud apne ghar ka pata puchhna pada mujh ko
bahak kar aa gaya ujde hue makan mein kahan

wo rut gai meri diwangi ki umr ke sath
bahaar jaisi faza mausam-e-khizan mein kahan

koi talab na koi aarzu na koi hawas
ye be-niyazi-e-fitrat bhi ins-o-jaan mein kahan

uthae phirta hai kyon bojh zindagi ka 'asar'
sakat ab itni tere jism-e-na-tawan mein kahan