wo nau-khez nura wo ek bint-e-maryam
wo makhmur aankhen wo gesu-e-pur-kham

wo arz-e-kalisa ki ek mah-para
wo dair-o-haram ke liye ek sharara

wo firdaus-e-maryam ka ek ghuncha-e-tar
wo taslis ki dukhtar-e-nek-akhtar

wo ek nurse thi chaara-gar jis ko kahiye
madawa-e-dard-e-jigar jis ko kahiye

jawani se tifli gale mil rahi thi
hawa chal rahi thi kali khil rahi thi

wo pur-roab tewar wo shadab chehra
mata-e-jawani pe fitrat ka pahra

meri hukmarani hai ahl-e-zamin par
ye tahrir tha saf us ki jabin par

safed aur shaffaf kapde pahan kar
mere pas aati thi ek hur ban kar

wo ek aasmani farishta thi goya
ki andaz tha us mein jibrail ka sa

wo ek marmarin hur khuld-e-barin ki
wo tabir aazar ke khwab-e-hasin ki

wo taskin-e-dil thi sukun-e-nazar thi
nigar-e-shafaq thi jamal-e-nazar thi

wo shoala wo bijli wo jalwa wo partaw
sulaiman ki wo ek kaniz-e-subuk-rau

kabhi us ki shokhi mein sanjidgi thi
kabhi us ki sanjidgi mein bhi shokhi

ghadi chup ghadi karne lagti thi baaten
sirhane mere kat deti thi raaten

ajab chiz thi wo ajab raaz thi wo
kabhi soz thi wo kabhi saz thi wo

naqahat ke aalam mein jab aankh uthti
nazar mujh ko aati mohabbat ki dewi

wo us waqt ek paikar-e-nur hoti
takhayyul ki parwaz se dur hoti

hansati thi mujh ko sulati thi mujh ko
dawa apne hathon se mujh ko pilati

ab achchhe ho har roz muzhda sunati
sirhane mere ek din sar jhukae

wo baithi thi takiye pe kuhni tikae
khayalat-e-paiham mein khoi hui si

na jagi hui si na soi hui si
jhapakti hui bar bar us ki palken

jabin par shikan be-qarar us ki palken
wo aankhon ke saghar chhalakte hue se

wo aariz ke shoale bhadakte hue se
labon mein tha lal-o-gohar ka khazana

nazar aarifana ada rahibana
mahak gesuon se chali aa rahi thi

mere har nafas mein basi ja rahi thi
mujhe lete lete shararat ki sujhi

jo sujhi bhi to kis qayamat ki sujhi
zara badh ke kuchh aur gardan jhuka li

lab-e-lal-e-afshan se ek shai chura li
wo shai jis ko ab kya kahun kya samajhiye

behisht-e-jawani ka tohfa samajhiye
sharab-e-mohabbat ka ek jam-e-rangin

subu-zar-e-fitrat ka ek jam-e-rangin
main samjha tha shayad bigad jaegi wo

hawaon se ladti hai lad jaegi wo
main dekhunga us ke bipharne ka aalam

jawani ka ghussa bikharne ka aalam
idhar dil mein ek shor-e-mahshar bapa tha

magar us taraf rang hi dusra tha
hansi aur hansi is tarah khilkhila kar

ki sham-e-haya rah gai jhilmila kar
nahin jaanti hai mera nam tak wo

magar bhej deti hai paigham tak wo
ye paigham aate hi rahte hain akasr

ki kis roz aaoge bimar ho kar