wo giri hai barq ki al-aman mere aashiyan-e-qarar par
magar e'timad hai aaj bhi teri baat par tere pyar par

meri sab duaen qubul hain mujhe aur kuchh nahin chahiye
mere pas hai mai-e-gham-ruba mera sar hai zanu-e-yar par

meri kaamyabi-e-ishq par ye fazaen kyon nahin jhumtin
abhi raushni si hui thi kuchh abhi aae the wo mazar par

yahi bandagi hai mere liye yahi sajda hai mere waste
nazar utthi uth ke thahar gai teri khak-e-rahguzar par

mujhe kya sataegi kashmakash main chaman ka nabz-shanas hun
na khizan se mujh ko kabidagi na nigah meri bahaar par

ye gulon pe kis ne sitam kya hua kaun ghunchon se be-adab
koi gul-farosh na ho yahan hai shikan jabin-e-bahaar par

ye nawazish-e-sitam-afrin wo udhar se ho ke guzar gae
ki nigah bhi na utha sake meri hasraton ke mazar par

yahi mera maslak-e-zist hai yahi mera mazhab-e-ain hai
na khizan ki hajw likhi kabhi na kaha qasida bahaar par

ye chamak utha bhi to ta-ba-ke ye rasa hua bhi to ta-kuja
mujhe ilm-e-muddat-e-umr hai hansi aa rahi hai sharar par

wahi apna 'bismil'-e-baada-kash jo mila bhi hai to kahan mila
kabhi mai-kade ki fazaon mein kabhi aastana-e-yar par