apne sine mein dabae hue lakhon shoale
shabnam o barf ke naghmat sunae main ne

zist ke nauha-e-paiham se chura kar aankhen
git jo ga na sake koi wo gae main ne

aaj tashbih-o-kinayat ka dil tut gaya
aaj main jo bhi kahunga wo haqiqat hogi

aanch lahraegi har bund se paimane ki
mere sae ko meri shakl se wahshat hogi

gham-e-dauran ne gham-e-dil ka sukun chhin liya
ab tere pyar mein bhi pyar ke andaz nahin

shauq ke qila-e-tarik mein hai sannata
koi aawaz nahin koi bhi aawaz nahin

kaise samjhaun ki ulfat hi nahin hasil-e-umr
hasil-e-umr is ulfat ka mudawa bhi to hai

zindagi hasrat-e-khas-khana-o-barfab sahi
kuchh dahakte hue shoalon ki tamanna bhi to hai

tu mera khwab hai aadarsh hai lekin mujh ko
tere is qasr-e-tarab-nak se jaana hoga

aag aur khun ugalte hue sayyare ko
phir tera qasr-e-tarab-nak banana hoga