qafas ka dar khula ek nim-jaan kam-sin
parinda chand khasta zaichon par raqs ke andaz mein aage

badha, phir chonch se apna pasandida
musawwar zaicha us ne uthaya aur apne hi

hidayat-kar ke aage
adab se rakh diya jhuk kar

hidayat-kar garche nur se tha bad-guman mahrum na-khwanda
sar-e-sail-e-rawan ek barg-e-be-maya

nawisht-e-bakht ke asrar se waqif tha wo shayad
nazar ke ru-ba-ru us ne

mata-e-be-nihayat ke fasane se mujhe khush-haal kar dala
mujhe pamal kar dala

sabhi mauj-e-ziya mein the
sabhi ke chashm o dil mein ek shola tha

sabhi khamosh gum-sum hain
yahan se kaun jaega

yahan par kaun aaega
parinda nim-jaan kam-sin

qafas mein ja chuka kab ka
hidayat-kar ki aankhon mein laut aai hai virani

jo kal khali tha wo dast-e-talab hai aaj bhi khali
labon par lutf-e-andam-e-nihan ki an-suni gali