fareb-e-jannat-e-farda ke jal tut gae
hayat apni umidon pe sharmsar si hai
chaman mein jashn-e-warud-e-bahaar ho bhi chuka
magar nigah-e-gul-o-lala sogwar si hai
faza mein garm bagulon ka raqs jari hai
ufuq pe khun ki mina chhalak rahi hai abhi
kahan ka mahr-e-munawwar kahan ki tanwiren
ki baam-o-dar pe siyahi jhalak rahi hai abhi
fazaen soch rahi hain ki ibn-e-adam ne
khirad ganwa ke junun aazma ke kya paya
wahi shikast-e-tamanna wahi gham-e-ayyam
nigar-e-zist ne sab kuchh luta ke kya paya
bhatak ke rah gain nazren khala ki wusat mein
harim-e-shahid-e-raana ka kuchh pata na mila
tawil rahguzar khatm ho gai lekin
hanuz apni masafat ka muntaha na mila
safar-nasib rafiqo qadam badhae chalo
purane rah-numa laut kar na dekhenge
tulu-e-subh se taron ki maut hoti hai
shabon ke raj-dulare idhar na dekhenge