sakhi phir aa gai rut jhulne ki gungunane ki
siyah aankhon ki tah mein bijliyon ke dub jaane ki

subuk hathon se mehndi ki hari shakhen jhukane ki
lagan mein rang aanchal mein dhanak ke muskurane ki

umangon ke subu se qatra qatra mai tapakne ki
ghanere gesuon mein adh-khili kaliyan sajaane ki

bayaban sabza-e-nau-khez se aabaad hote hain
sakhi tum bhi jo dil apna basa letin to kya hota

haya hai khauf hai pindar hai zid hai ye kya shai hai
hamesha iltijaen raegan jati rahin meri

kabhi meri khushi ki bhi dua letin to kya hota
ye kaisi aagahi hai jis ki mashal hath mein le kar

sada tanhaiyon ke des mein phirti ho aawara
ye ek bim-e-shikast-e-khwab ye chhu lun to kya hoga

usi se ho gai har ishrat-e-maujud sad para
ba-juz ek ruh-e-nalan chashm-e-hairan umr-e-sar-gardan

nahin taqsir-e-parwaz-e-nazar ka koi kaffara
qarar-e-qalb-zar-e-hind war-e-barnai-e-yunan

tajlli-e-al-e-ibrahim par paiham jo utri thi
tadapta shoala-gun khun jahiliyat ki nawaon ka

chamak reg-e-rawan ki sar-bulandi nakhl-e-sahra ki
dayar-e-'hafiz'-o-'khayyam' ki udti hui khushbu

nigah-e-'ghaalib'-o-'iqbaal ki geti-shikan masti
surur-e-justaju maghrib ki matwali hawaon ka

sabhi paya magar darman-e-dard bebasi mushkil
ye ek aasudgi chehre pe ye thahraw aankhon mein

ye ashkon se bhari chhagal ye be-parda-o-khud-sar dil
chatanen dahr ki aatish ko chhu kar bhi nahin pighlin

na jaane kaun se ajza hain is uftad mein shamil
ye nirmal jal ka chashma ye dil-e-be-qaid-o-be-payan

use bhi samt milti us ki bhi ek rahguzar hoti
shabab apne jalal-e-hashr-saman ki qasam khata

sharafat be-zaban fitrat ke dukh ki chaaragar hoti
na hoti aarzu nairang-e-hasti ki tamashai

wo us badhte humakte karwan ki ham-safar hoti