yahi be-laus mohabbat yahi gham-khwari-e-khalq
aur meraj kise kahte hain insanon ki

nam hai kya isi hangame ka aaghaz-e-shabab
ek aandhi si chali aati hai armanon ki

jis qadar ishq se hoti hai fuzun wusat-e-fikr
aql rakhti hai binaen nae zindanon ki

apni maut apni tabahi ki taraf kya dekhen
ki nigahen taraf-e-shama hain parwanon ki

ho gai umr bahaaron ke tasawwur mein tamam
sair karte rahe na-did gulistanon ki

ma-siwa is ke nahin aur kuchh afsana-e-hind
ek tarikh hai ujde hue kashanon ki