dur aafaq pe lahrai koi nur ki lahr
khwab hi khwab mein bedar hua dard ka shahr
khwab hi khwab mein betab nazar hone lagi
adam-abaad-e-judai mein sahar hone lagi
kasa-e-dil mein bhari apni subuhi main ne
ghol kar talkhi-e-diroz mein imroz ka zahr
dur aafaq pe lahrai koi nur ki lahr
aankh se dur kisi subh ki tamhid liye
koi naghma, koi khushbu, koi kafir surat
be-khabar guzri, preshani-e-ummid liye
ghol kar talkhi-e-diroz mein imroz ka zahr
hasrat-e-roz-e-mulaqat raqam ki main ne
des pardes ke yaran-e-qadah-khwar ke nam
husn-e-afaq, jamal-e-lab-o-rukhsar ke nam