tohfa-e-sher-o-sukhan lae hain
hadiya-e-tauba-shikan lae hain

aap ki bazm mein a ham-sukhano
apna sarmaya-e-fan lae hain

sher kuchh lae hain jiddat-amez
kuchh ba-andaz-e-kuhan lae hain

rang-o-ahang ke gul-daste mein
phul kya sara chaman lae hain

sher ki shakl mein qirtas pe hum
gauhar-o-lal-e-yaman lae hain

dil-figari ke sanam-khane mein
dil-nawazi ka chalan lae hain

lafz mein nikhat-e-gul dhaal ke hum
dasht-e-ghurbat mein watan lae hain

aaj ki tira-shabi mein yaro
nur ki ek karan lae hain