dard ki aag bujha do ki abhi waqt nahin
zakhm-e-dil jag sake nashtar-e-gham raqs kare

jo bhi sanson mein ghula hai use uryan na karo
chup bhi shola hai magar koi na ilzam dhare

aise ilzam ki khud apne tarashe hue but
jazba-e-kawish-e-khaliq ko nigun-sar karen

mu-qalam halqa-e-abru ko bana de khanjar
lafz nauhon mein raqam madh-e-rukh-e-yar karen

raqs-e-mina se uthe naghma-e-raqs-e-bismil
saz khud apne mughanni ko gunahgar karen

marham-e-ashk nahin zakhm-e-talab ka chaara
khun bhi rooge to kis khak ki saj-dhaj hogi

kanpte hathon se tuti hui buniyaadon par
jo bhi diwar uthaoge wahi kaj hogi

koi patthar ho ki naghma koi paikar ho ki rang
jo bhi taswir banaoge apahaj hogi