tujhe nakhl-band-e-hayat ne teri kawishon ke ye phal diye
kiya khalq bagh-e-jahan mein jab to samar bhi hasb-e-'amal diye

koi dhunde le ke charagh bhi na milega un ka suragh bhi
kahin un ka nam-o-nishan nahin jo 'adam ko qafile chal diye

jo kisi ne himmaten sarf kin to dili muraden use milin
jo shikam mein khak ke the nihan wo dafine us ne ugal diye

ye tilism-khana-e-dahr hai wo nazar fareb ki qahr hai
hamein kya hayat-e-do-roza di jo hazar is mein khalal diye

ye rawa-rawi ka maqam hai ye ajal ka shewa-e-'am hai
jo libas-e-zist kahin hue to wo dam-zadan mein badal gae

na gharaz mata-e-jahan se kuchh na hamara mal hai naqd-e-jaan
tahi-dast aae the hum yahan tahi-dast dahr se chal diye

jo maal-e-kar pe hai nazar dil-o-jaan se khidmat-e-khalq kar
ki ye 'aql-o-hosh ye dast-o-pa tujhe bahr-e-husn-o-'amal diye

tu hi shash-jihat mein hai zau-fishan nahin masiwa ka kahin nishan
pas-e-parda ho ke 'abas nihan ye fareb-e-husn-e-azal diye

na bahaar-e-khanda-e-gul hai ab na wo daur-e-saghar-e-mul hai ab
na wo bagh hai na wo mai-kada ki khizan ne rang badal diye

mere qalb par jo ye dagh hain na kar in ko gul ye charagh hain
meri jaan shauq se le magar na bujha ye baad-e-ajal diye

yahi 'barq' charkh se hai gila hamein gardishon ne mita diya
jo hamare roz-e-nashat the wo shab-e-alam se badal diye