wo aasman ke darakhshinda rahiyon jaisa
andheri shab mein sahar ki gawahiyon jaisa

kiran-shuur, dil-e-jahl mein utarta ja
ki waqt aan pada hai tabahiyon jaisa

faqir-e-farda! tere nam se mila hai hamein
ye mulk-e-khwab, teri baadshahiyon jaisa

niyaz-o-arz-e-sukhan se kahan faro howe
ghurur-o-naz ki hai kaj-kulahiyon jaisa

kaha tha kis ne ki shakh-e-nahif se phuten
gunah hum se hua be-gunahiyon jaisa

meri baraat kisi ajnabi ka likhkha hua
ye harf harf nawishta siyahiyon jaisa