zarf us hasti-e-ma-fauq ka hona chaha
main ne qatre mein samundar ko dubona chaha

gham o 'ishrat ko baham main ne samona chaha
tham kar daman-e-mahbub ko rona chaha

gharq be-ishrat-e-paikar na hona chaha
main ne tufan ko kashti mein dubona chaha

dilkashi rah-e-mohabbat ki ilahi tauba
be-khudi ne sar-e-manzil mujhe khona chaha

daman-e-tar ki tarah ashk-e-nadamat ne mere
hashr mein nama-e-amal ko dhona chaha

'ishq ne husn ki aamad pe saja manzar-e-chashm
har mizha mein guhar-e-ashk pirona chaha

ban gae ashk mere dost ke mathe ka araq
mahr ko rashha-e-shabnam ne bhigona chaha

ishq-e-gustakh ki allah ri rahat-talabi
rakh ke sar zanu-e-mahbub pe sona chaha

dil ne khud meri tabahi ka uthaya bida
na-khuda ne meri kashti ko dubona chaha

sai'-e-nakaam ne kya shaghl nikala aakhir
aansuon se khat-e-taqdir ko dhona chaha