ye bhatakti hui ruhen ye nasheb aur faraaz
teri mahfil mein farozan na hui shama-e-niyaz

tujh ko taklif-e-samaat rahi meri aawaz
aansuon se na hui sard teri aatish-e-naz

mehr-o-ulfat ke tarane rahe khwabida-e-naz
ishq bechaara samajhta hai jise subh-e-chaman

paikar-e-subh mein ek raat hai virane ki
gardish-e-rang se tazin-e-nazar kya hoti

han meri rah teri rahguzar kya hoti
tujh ko bimar-e-mohabbat ki khabar kya hoti

hijr ki raat ham-aghosh-e-sahar kya hoti
jis ko main soz-e-haqiqat ka nishan kahta tha

muhr thi wo kisi tarik nihan-khane ki
aaj tak mil na saki bar-e-tamanna se najat

aaj tak tishna-e-tabir raha khwab-e-hayat
kash hota na mere zauq-e-farawan mein sabaat

ye masaib ka julus aur ye aafat ki raat
ye aqidon ka talatum ye andhere ka kharosh

main nahin lash hai goya kisi parwane ki
ek ek jumbish-e-lab aah-o-fughan ka paigham

ye sarabon ke pujari ye ghulamon ke ghulam
majlis-e-jaur-o-jafa kargah-e-dana-o-dam

hae ye teri khudai ka jahan-soz nizam
hain yahan kitne ujalon pe dhundalkon ke ghilaf

dahr hai ya koi taswir siyah-khane ki
ab nahin bais-e-taskin teri aayat-e-jamil

sal-ha-sal se insan ki fitrat hai alil
timtimati hi rahegi mere dil ki qindil

ye siyahi hai ki badhti hui zulmat ki dalil
zulmat-e-yas hai tari na kar ab sai-e-fuzul

mere aaina-e-kirdar ko chamkane ki