visal-o-hijr ke qisse na yun sunao hamein
ab is azab-e-shab-o-roz se bachao hamein

kisi bhi ghar mein sahi raushni to hai hum se
numud-e-subh se pahle to mat bujhao hamein

nahin hai khun-e-shahidan ki koi qadr yahan
laga ke daw pe hum ko na yun ganwao hamein

tamam umr ka sauda hai ek pal ka nahin
bahut hi soch samajh kar gale lagao hamein

guzar chuke hain maqam-e-junun se diwane
ye jaan lena agar kal yahan na pao hamein

hamare khun se nikhar jae gham to kya kahna
badhao dast-e-sitam dar par chadhao hamein

karishma-sazi-e-fikr-o-nazar se kya hasil
bane ho khizr to phir rasta dikhao hamein

ye lamha bhar ka tasawwur to jaan-lewa hai
jo yaad aao to ta-umr yaad aao hamein

kitab-e-ishq hain lekin na itni farsuda
ki be-padhe hi faqat mez par sajao hamein

ujad na jae urus-e-sukhan ki mang kahin
khayal-o-fan ki nai jang se bachao hamein