apni aaghosh mein le madar-e-fitrat mujh ko
hai tere saya-e-daman ki zarurat mujh ko

mere jazbaat hain majruh mera dil hai figar
gham-e-dauran ki tapish phunk rahi hai dil-e-zar

meri man aaj to sine se laga le mujh ko
apne aanchal mein zara der chhupa le mujh ko

zindagi kya mujhe de be-sar-o-saman khud hai
chaaragar kya ho meri laeq-e-darman khud hai

us ne jo kuchh bhi diya us ka bada ehsan hai
dil magar tu ne jo bakhsha hai bada nadan hai

dil ko kyon shishe ki manind banaya tu ne
kyon na phir sang-e-hawadis se bachaya tu ne

zauq-e-parwaz to bakhsha na par-o-baal diye
sher ke sanche mein kyon qalb-o-nazar dhaal diye

soz-e-gham kuchh to kare kam ye hawa se kah de
aaj to khul ke baras jae hawa se kah de

git ga kar mujhe bahlaen ye murghan-e-chaman
phul hans hans ke karen dur ye kanton ki chubhan

kah nasim-e-sahari se meri hamraaz bane
meri monis meri hamdam meri dam-saz bane

kah de shabnam se meri ruh ko sairab kare
rawish-e-gul se ye kah dil mera shadab kare

haram-o-dair ka hail na ye parda dekhun
tere aaine mein mabud ka jalwa dekhun