ho nahin sakta teri is khush-mazaqi ka jawab
sham ka dilkash saman aur tere hathon mein kitab
rakh bhi de ab is kitab-e-khushk ko baala-e-taq
ud raha hai rang-o-bu ki bazm mein tera mazaq
chhup raha hai parda-e-maghrib mein mahr-e-zar-fishan
did ke qabil hain baadal mein shafaq ki surkhiyan
maujzan ju-e-shafaq hai is tarah zer-e-sahab
jis tarah rangin shishon mein jhalakti hai sharab
ek nigarish-e-atishin har shai pe hai chhaya hua
jaise aariz par urus-e-nau ke ho rang-e-haya
shana-e-giti pe lahrane ko hain gesu-e-shab
aasman mein munaqid hone ko hai bazm-e-tarab
ud rahe hain justuju mein aashiyanon ke tuyur
aa chala hai aaine mein chand ke halka sa nur
dekh kar ye sham ke nazzara-ha-e-dil-nashin
kya tere dil mein zara bhi gudgudi hoti nahin
kya teri nazron mein ye ranginiyan bhati nahin
kya hawa-e-sard tere dil ko tadpati nahin
kya nahin hoti tujhe mahsus mujh ko sach bata
tez jhonkon mein hawa ke gungunane ki sada
sabza-o-gul dekh kar tujh ko khushi hoti nahin
uf tere ehsas mein itni bhi rangini nahin
husn-e-fitrat ki latafat ka jo tu qael nahin
main ye kahta hun tujhe jine ka haq hasil nahin