mujhe wadiat hui hai
jab tak tumhaari aankhen

maqam-e-binai tak na pahunchin
safed kaghaz ki raushni ko

siyah alfaz se musalsal chhupae rakhkhun
kaha gaya hai ye qaul bhi dun

jab aankhen khira na hongi
(yani maqam-e-binai par pahunch jaengi)

to kaghaz siyah karna main chhod dunga
nafi-e-mauud hain ye alfaz

asal isbaat chashm-e-bina
safed kaghaz mein padh rahi hain

ki harf-e-mauud bhi yahi hai
main sath-e-kaghaz se apne alfaz utha raha hun

ahl-e-dil ko bula raha hun