tere karam ka karun shukr kis tarah se ada
meri umid ko tu ne yaqin mein badla hai

tere qadam se jo pur-nur ho gai mahfil
sabhi ne socha ki dharti pe chand utra hai

tere na hone se yan ka 'ajib manzar tha
guman guzarta ki mahfil hai soz-khwani ki

badhe qadam jo tere meri bazm ki jaanib
faza mein phail gai itr shadmani ki

tere raqib ki tana-zani ke dar se sanam
pareshan-haal tha dil aur be-qarar bhi tha

mujhe yaqin tha aaogi tod kar bandhan
teri wafaon pe is darja e'tibar bhi tha

mujhe hai fakhr tere faisle pe jaan-e-jigar
ki tu ne meri mohabbat ki laj rakkhi hai

zamane-bhar ke riwajon ko tod kar tu ne
jahan mein 'ishq-o-sadaqat ki laj rakkhi hai

bas ek bar tujhe dekhne ki khwahish thi
ye rasm-e-ijra ki mahfil to ek bahana tha

agar tu aata nahin yar meri mahfil mein
mujhe kitab ke har lafz ko jalana tha