wo saat surat-e-chaqmaq jis se lau nikalti hai
talash-e-admi ke zawiye kya kya badalti hai

kabhi ek lau se shashdar hai kabhi ek zau se hairan hai
zamin kis inkishaf-e-nar se yarab pighalti hai

taghayyur ki sadi hai aatishin khwabon ki paikaren
rasad-gahon ke aainon mein ek tabir dhalti hai

nazar ko ek ufuq taza-e-rukhi se teri milta hai
wafa us fasle ka raaz pa kar khud sambhalti hai

nigah-e-naz sab ramz-e-mohabbat kah gai aakhir
khirad ki parda-dari kya kaf-e-afsos malti hai

lahu mein aap jal uthti hai koi sham-e-khalwat si
visal-andaz us ke khwab mein jab raat dhalti hai

riwayat ki qanaten jis hawa se jalne wali hain
sawad-e-asia mein wo hawa ab tez chalti hai

waraq ek dhund ka taza taghayyur jab ulatta hai
tarashida rukh-e-almas si ek lau nikalti hai