nuzhat-e-sham ne jab rakht-e-safar bandh liya
dard ne ruh ko bedari ka paigham diya

aah nasur-e-wafa
ghar se hum ishrat-e-azad ke shaida nikle

ho ke jaan-sozi tanhai se paspa nikle
le kar apne dil-e-bimar ko tanha nikle

soch rakkha tha ki ab yun use bahlaenge
raqs mein mai mein kisi saz mein kho jaenge

hosh se aaj to mahrum se ho jaenge
taki ho jins-e-tamanna ke fusun se chhute

maslahat kosh bane qaid-e-junun se chhute
sar se dil-dari-e-azad ka sauda nikle

dard mit jae teri yaad ka kanta nikle
lekin is shumi-e-taqdir ka kya ho shikwa

sar hi jab naz-gah-e-war se uncha nikle