ye ehtiyat ishq pe lazim sada rahe
har-chand qurbaten hon magar fasla rahe

hajat nahin ki jam-o-subu mai-kada rahe
dil ka teri nigah se bas rabta rahe

mah-o-nujum-o-shams ki tham jaen gardishen
thahre teri nazar to zamana ruka rahe

mamur khushbuon se rahe gulshan-e-wajud
bas ek tujhi ko zehn agar sochta rahe

ranai-e-jamal ka aalam na puchhiye
ek bar dekh le jo use dekhta rahe

fariyaad le ke jaen bhi ahl-e-chaman kahan
jab baghban khud apna chaman lutta rahe

kuchh der aur ai shab-e-hijran thahar abhi
kuchh der aur dard ka tufan utha rahe