kash nur-e-sahar ki koi kiran
zulf se karti mujh ko ham-aghosh

dil mein jal uthti mishal-e-ummid
dur hoti siyahi-e-gham-dosh

kash mil jata naunihaal koi
mujh ko khush rahna jo sikha deta

taki main haalat-e-alam mein bhi
jhumta gata muskura deta

kash koi hasin doshiza
raaz-e-masumiyat bata deti

dil ko dho kar hawas ke dhabbon se
husn-o-ulfat se jagmaga deti

kash mard-e-jawan koi milta
aur wo soz-e-dil ata karta

jis se main maut se ladata aankh
aur jine ka haq ada karta

kash piri wo pur-shikoh mile
waqt jis ko shikast de na sake

jis ki wo chitwanon mein azm-e-shabab
kam-sini yaad aae jab wo hanse

kash taron ka tabnak jamal
jaan-o-tan mein mere sama jata

dur ho jati gham ki tariki
jis taraf ho ke main guzar jata