kunjashk-o-darna taza-dam lala kanwal aur nastaran
wo bulbul-o-taus-o-gul wo kaukab aur wo yasman

gul-ha-e-sad-rangin-qaba murghan-e-sad-shirin-dahan
gulshan kaho tum ya chaman hai ahl-e-dil ki anjuman

sad bulbul-e-shorida-sar sad lala-e-khunin-kafan
wo bagh-e-yak-minu-sifat ganjina-e-sarw-o-saman

mashur-kun wo chahchahe sad fakhr-e-daudi lahan
hai ambarin jis ki faza mushk-e-khutan jis ki pawan

is bagh mein aati hai ek mahbuba-e-gul-pairahan
shirin-nawa shirin-ada shirin-sukhan shirin-dahan

wo hai ilaj-e-dard-e-dil dil ki magar halchal bhi hai
wo aashna-e-gham bhi hai lekin bahut chanchal bhi hai

wo jalwa-e-mah-e-mubin wo naznin sanwal bhi hai
wo gul bhi hai suraj bhi hai bijli bhi hai baadal bhi hai

dekha na tha pahle kabhi aisa hasin banka sajan
aise wo aaya mah-ru ausan sab ke aa liye

nok aur palak ab sher ki kya dekhiye kya bhaaliye
ash ash ke is tufan ko aakhir kahan tak taliye

paikar ko us ke sher ke paikar mein kyunkar dhaaliye
khamosh hain hairan hain sab shahryaran-e-sukhan

bulbul si wo naghma-kunan muskan ghunche ki chatak
tewar wo bijli ki lapak lalin wo aariz ki dhanak

zulfon mein ambar ki mahak aankhon mein taron ki damak
peshani-e-simin hai ya subh-e-takhayyul ki chamak

shaistagi-e-fikr-o-fan us ke tabassum ki kiran
wo husn sa painda hai wo mah sa rakhshanda hai

behad hi wo bakhshinda hai aur sab se hi zebinda hai
jo dekh le farkhanda hai chahe jo us ko zinda hai

hur-o-pari sharminda hai wo is qadar tabinda hai
dekhe se nikhre rang-e-rukh chhune se maila ho badan

chaho bahut sunte raho us zindagi ke saz ko
dil mein hi bas rakkho magar tum uns ke us raaz ko

jo kuchh bhi ho tum chhuna mat us paikar-e-andaz ko
bas dur se dekha karo us shama-e-bazm-e-naz ko

wo raunaq-e-kashana-e-dil hairat-e-sad-anjuman
baaton mein us ki hai ayan wazeh ye mubham kaun hai

sochon mein us ki dam-ba-dam maujud paiham kaun hai
tanhai ke is dasht mein ye us ka hamdam kaun hai

aao chalen dekhen zara wo jaan-e-alam kaun hai
'sardar' ke sheron mein hai zulf-e-moambar ki shikan