ye jahan-e-ab-o-gil lagta hai ek maya mujhe
har-qadam par justuju ne jis ki bahkaya mujhe

zindagi-bhar mere apnon ne diya mujh ko fareb
the jo begane unhon ne aa ke apnaya mujhe

wada-e-imroz-o-farda mein ulajh kar rah gaya
zindagi-bhar sabz-bagh ek aisa dikhlaya mujhe

ek muamma jaise ho sab ke liye mera wajud
har kisi ne apne apne zarf tak paya mujhe

jis ko dekho gardish-e-haalat ka hai wo shikar
har koi jaise nazar aata ho ghabraya mujhe

ahl-e-duniya ne diye hain is qadar mujh ko fareb
karta hai wahshat-zada ab apna hi saya mujhe

us ki zulf-e-kham-ba-kham se ab nikalna hai muhaal
ghamza-o-naz-o-ada se aisa uljhaya mujhe

ab jahan koi nahin mere liye rah-e-farar
mera jazb-e-shauq aakhir kis jagah laya mujhe

jaun to jaun kahan koi nahin hai khizr-e-rah
umr-bhar josh-e-junun ne mere tadpaya mujhe

ab udata hai meri sahra-nawardi ka mazaq
ishq karne ke liye tha jis ne uksaya mujhe

kar di sab apni mata-e-zindagi jis par nisar
ye jahan-e-rang-o-bu hargiz na ras aaya mujhe

main samajhta tha jise apna rafiq-e-zindagi
takhta-e-mashq-e-sitam us ne hi banwaya mujhe

tha mera jo hashiya-bardar 'barqi'-azami
us ne hi tauq-e-ghulami aa ke pahnaya mujhe