thi sham qarib aur dahqan
maidan mein tha galle ka nigahban

dekhi us ne kaman nagah
jo karti hai meinh se hum ko aagah

rangat mein use ajib paya
zahir mein bahut qarib paya

pahle se wo sun chuka tha akasr
hai qaus mein ek piyala-e-zar

mashhur bahut hai ye kahani
afsana-tarash ki zabani

milti hai jahan kaman zamin se
milta hai wo jam-e-zar wahin se

socha lo jam aur banu jam
chhodo buzu go safand ka gham

behuda ganwar is guman par
sidha gaya tir sa kaman par

din ghatne laga qadam badhaya
ummid ki ab khazana paya

jitni koshish ziyaada-tar ki
utni hi kaman pare ko sarki

pinhan hui qaus aakhir-e-kar
aur zulmat-e-shab hui numudar

nakaam phir wo sada dahqan
hasrat-zada gham-zada pasheman