kitni rangin hai faza kitni hasin hai duniya
kitna sarshaar hai zauq-e-chaman-arai aaj

is saliqe se sajai gai bazm-e-giti
tu bhi diwar-e-ajanta se utar aai aaj

ru-numai ki ye saat ye tahi-dasti-e-shauq
na chura sakta hun aankhen na mila sakta hun

pyar saughat, wafa nazr, mohabbat tohfa
yahi daulat tere qadmon pe luta sakta hun

kab se takhil mein larzan tha ye nazuk paikar
kab se khwabon mein machalti thi jawani teri

mere afsane ka unwan bani jati hai
dhal ke sanche mein haqiqat ke kahani teri

marhale jhel ke nikhra hai mazaq-e-takhliq
sai-e-paiham ne diye hain ye khad-o-khal tujhe

zindagi chalti rahi kanton pe, angaron par
jab mili itni hasin, itni subuk chaal tujhe

tere qamat mein hai insan ki bulandi ka waqar
dukhatar-e-shahr hai, tahzib ka shahkar hai tu

ab na jhapkegi palak, ab na hatengi nazren
husn ka mere liye aakhiri mear hai tu

ye tera paikar-e-simin, ye gulabi sari
dast-e-mehnat ne shafaq ban ke udha di tujh ko

jis se mahrum hai fitrat ka jamal-e-rangin
tarbiyat ne wo latafat bhi sikha di tujh ko

aagahi ne teri baaton mein khilain kaliyan
ilm ne shakkarin lahje mein nichode angur

dilrubai ka ye andaz kise aata tha
tu hai jis sans mein nazdik usi sans mein dur

ye latafat, ye nazakat, ye haya, ye shokhi
sau diye julte hain umdi hui zulmat ke khilaf

lab-e-shadab pe chhalki hui gulnar hansi
ek baghawat hai ye aain-e-jarahat ke khilaf

hausle jag uthe soz-e-yaqin jag utha
nigah-e-naz ke be-nam ishaaron ko salam

tu jahan rahti hai us arz-e-hasin par sajda
jin mein tu milti hai un rah-guzaron ko salam

aa qarib aa ki ye juda main pareshan kar dun
tishna-kaami ko ghataon ka payam aa jae

jis ke mathe se ubharti hain hazaron subhen
meri duniya mein bhi aisi koi sham aa jae