ek latafat ek tarannum ek asar hai dekhiye
ruh-parwar jaan-faza lutf-e-sahar hai dekhiye

qatra-e-shabnam har ek ashk-e-guhar hai dekhiye
kaif-agin hai jo manzar jalwa-gar hai dekhiye

nisf aalam mein tarab-za daur ek maujud hai
be-khudi chaaron taraf chhai hai rangin hai chaman

jhumte hain lahlahate hain gul-o-sarw-o-saman
aasman par surkhi-e-gulgun ki hai aisi phaban

dekh kar be-sakhta hota hai dil behad magan
har taraf ek jalwa-e-shadab-e-hast-o-bud hai

ab parinde bhi lage par tolne waqt-e-sahar
jaanib-e-sahra hua chaupayon ka aakhir guzar

aur wo dahqan sada pite jo hain khun-e-jigar
kaam mein mashghul apne ho gae hain sar-basar

shad hai dil un ka aur behad tarab-alud hai
rind-e-baada-nosh hain aur wa dar-e-mai-khana hai

koi hai hushiyar in mein to koi diwana hai
dana-e-angur hai tasbih ka jo dana hai

aur subuhi se bhara yun mehr ka paimana hai
parsai shaikh ki is waqt sab mafqud hai

wo masajid ki azan dil sab ke tadpane lagi
but-kade mein phir mohabbat dil ko garmane lagi

husn ki dil mein aqidat josh sikhlane lagi
ram aur rahman ki dilkash sada aane lagi

ye sada 'ijad' goya naghma-e-daud hai