fasana kaise badhe
na koi sahir-e-pazhmurda sin na saudagar

na chin se koi aae na bakhtar se koi
balakh ke shahr mein aur qaf ke paristan mein

koi pari na pari-zad kaun aaega
fasana kaise badhe

wilayaton ke faristad-gan-e-ishq to kya
kanar-e-bahr pe qazzaq bhi nahin koi

aza-kuninda-e-shab hai na hai payami-e-subh
na dasht-e-rah-zadagan mein hai sabz-posh koi

na dewta hai na autar hain na paighambar
fasana kaise badhe

hazaron raaton ki wo dastan tamam hui
hazaron qisson ki wo raat khatm par aai

bahana koi nahin
bas ab ki maal-e-shikast-e-bayan ki bari hai

fasana koi nahin ab to jaan ki bari hai