bahut qarib se aai hawa-e-daman-e-gul
kisi ke ru-e-bahaarin ne haal-e-dil puchha

ki ai firaq ki raaten guzarne walo
khumar-e-akhir-e-shab ka mizaj kaisa tha

tumhaare sath rahe kaun kaun se tare
siyah raat mein kis kis ne tum ko chhod diya

bichhad gae ki dagha de gae sharik-e-safar
ulajh gaya ki wafa ka tilism tut gaya

nasib ho gaya kis kis ko qurb-e-sultani
mizaj kis ka yahan tak qalandarana raha

figar ho gae kanton se pairahan kitne
zamin ko rashk-e-chaman kar gaya lahu kis ka

sunaen ya na sunaen hikayat-e-shab-e-gham
ki harf harf sahifa hai, ashk ashk qalam

kin aansuon se bataen ki haal kaisa hai
bas is qadar hai ki jaise hain sarfaraaz hain hum

satiza-kar rahe hain jahan bhi uljhe hain
shiar-e-rah-e-zanan se musafiron ke qadam

hazar dasht pade, lakh aaftab ubhre
jabin pe gard, palak par nami nahin aai

kahan kahan na luta karwan faqiron ka
mata-e-dard mein koi kami nahin aai