meri ki alhad pahadiyon ke chabutaron par hari hari narm lambi lambi ghas se sar-kashida shakhen hatheliyon par sajae sindhuri gul-ada se faza-e-khush-rang mein lahak kar har ek rahraw ke daman-e-dil ko khinchti hain saba ki sargoshiyan musallam ye kaise gul hain ki in ki khushbu se chaunkta bhi nahin hai koi magar unhen dekh kar kai tez-gam rahraw sambhal ke chalne mein aafiyat ka sahaara le kar khayal ki wadiyon mein aise utarne lagte hain jaise koi utarta ho pari ko shishe mein khamushi se kisi ke rangon ki aanch hai aur kisi ke wijdan ka tahayyur ye iztirar-e-nigah bhi hai ye iztirab-e-qulub hai ye bostan-e-jamal ke khush-khiram rahraw hujum-e-rang-e-khayal mein rah se bhatak kar abad ki manzil ko dam-ba-dam dhundte rahenge ye ek saat ka rang jis mein surur bhi hai wuquf bhi hai yahi faraaz-e-abad ke raston ka raazdan hai ye rang aankhon ko khira kar de to kaun dekhe wara-e-had-e-nigah kya hai