mere in kakul-e-barham ki hikayat mat puchh
aah us nala-e-paiham ki haqiqat mat puchh

dekh le chashm-e-basirat se zamane ka nizam
mujh se ai dost mere gham ki sadaqat mat puchh

lab-e-rangin ka wo eajaz kahan se laun
saz-e-khamosh mein aawaz kahan se laun

dastan-e-dil-e-barbaad sunaun kaise
mujh pe guzri hai jo uftad sunaun kaise

aatish-e-gham se sulagta hai kaleja mera
dil-e-nashad ki fariyaad sunaun kaise

hae ab taqat-e-guftar kahan se laun
naghma-e-gham ka kharidar kahan se laun

jam-o-mina mein bahakte hue iman ko dekh
bhuk-o-iflas se marte hue insan ko dekh

har taraf shor hai fariyaad hai barbaadi hai
ru-e-gardun pe machalte hue tufan ko dekh

ab bata chashm-e-fusun-kar kahan se laun
mast-o-be-khud si wo raftar kahan se laun

par tujhe ishq-o-mohabbat se kahan fursat hai
mai-e-gul-rang ki lanat se kahan fursat hai

aah mazlum nigahon ka fasana sun le
hawas-o-hirs ki daulat se kahan fursat hai

dil-e-betab mein phir tab kahan se laun
apni aankhon mein mai-e-nab kahan se laun

apne gulshan ki tabahi ka gila kis se karun
sham-e-ghurbat ki siyahi ka gila kis se karun

holiyan khun ki kheli gain insanon mein
apni na-karda-gunahi ka gila kis se karun

apni nindon mein tere khwab kahan se laun
fursat-e-khatir-e-ahbab kahan se laun