tu shanasa-e-kharash-e-uqda-e-mushkil nahin
ai gul-e-rangin tere pahlu mein shayad dil nahin

zeb-e-mahfil hai sharik-e-shorish-e-mahfil nahin
ye faraghat bazm-e-hasti mein mujhe hasil nahin

is chaman mein main sarapa soz-o-saz-e-arzu
aur teri zindagani be-gudaz-e-arzu

tod lena shakh se tujh ko mera aain nahin
ye nazar ghair-az-nigah-e-chashm-e-surat-bin nahin

aah ye dast-e-jafa jo ai gul-e-rangin nahin
kis tarah tujh ko ye samjhaun ki main gulchin nahin

kaam mujh ko dida-e-hikmat ke uljhedon se kya
dida-bulbul se mein karta hun nazzara tera

sau zabanon par bhi khamoshi tujhe manzur hai
raaz wo kya hai tere sine mein jo mastur hai

meri surat tu bhi ek barg-e-riyaz-e-tur hai
main chaman se dur hun tu bhi chaman se dur hai

mutmain hai tu pareshan misl-e-bu rahta hun main
zakhmi-e-shamshir-e-zauq-e-justuju rahta hun main

ye pareshani meri saman-e-jamiyat na ho
ye jigar-sozi charagh-e-khana-e-hikmat na ho

na-tawani hi meri sarmaya-e-quwwat na ho
rashk-e-jam-e-jam mera aaina-e-hairat na ho

ye talash-e-muttasil sham-e-jahan-afroz hai
tausan-e-idrak-e-insan ko khiram-amoz hai