sham ke daman mein pechan nim-afrangi hasin
nuqrai paron mein ek sone ki lag

rah guzar mein ya khiraman sard aag
ya kisi mutrib ki le ek tishna takmil rag

ek bahr-e-be-karan ki jhilmilati sath par
zau-fagan afsana-ha-e-rang-o-nur

nile nile do kanwal maujon se chur
bahte bahte jo nikal jaen kahin sahil se dur

chand si peshaniyon par zarfishan lahron ka jal
ahmarin udta hua rang-e-sharab

jam gai hain asha-e-sad-aftab
gardanon ke pech-o-kham mein ghul gaya hai mahtab

ishrat-e-parwez mein kya nala-e-ha-e-tez-tez
ud gaya din ki jawani ka khumar

sham ke chehre pe laut aaya nikhaar
ho chuke hain ho rahe hain aur daman dagh-dar

us ka zarrin takht simin jism hai aankhon se dur
jam-e-zahr-alud se uthte hain jhag

chaunk kar angdaiyan lete hain nag
jag 'antoni' mohabbat so rahi hai jag jag