duniya ko haqiqat ke ujalon se sajaen
goshon mein samo den rukh-e-tanwir-e-mohabbat

ehsas ke honton pe rakhen saat-e-naghma
har aks ko mil jae sarape ki rifaqat

andaz bhi fani shab-e-gulnar bhi fani
hangama-e-pur-shauq ki dastak bhi nahin hai

lab bhul chuke phul khilane ka saliqa
is baat mein logon ko koi shak bhi nahin hai

jo thokaren khae use nadan kahen sab
han pair phisal jae to rahon ki khata kya

laghzish to har ek aankh ki taqdir hai shayad
manzil ko magar hadsa-e-gham ka pata kya

rahon mein bichha di hain khayalat ki palken
lamhon ki tarah muntazir-e-did khada hun

aankhon mein jalae hue khurshid khada hun
wo aane hi wali hai chalo aa hi gai wo

barish lab-o-rukhsar pe barsa hi gai wo
khushbu ki tarah ruh pe lahra hi gai wo

mafhum-e-rifaqat mujhe samjha hi gai wo
lekin ye tasawwur ke hasin aks hain shayad

jhonke se hawa ke koi patta nahin khadka
dastak se dar-e-shauq ki dhadkan kahan chaunki

sargoshi se sanson mein kahan itr ghula hai
sakit hai abhi tak kahan darwaza khula hai

chehre pe numayan koi dhundlai kiran hai
mahka na jawan honton pe ashaar ka saya

bikhri na koi zulf na raushan huin raaten
main so gaya kar ke dil-e-zar se baaten