wo kitab-e-husn wo ilm o adab ki taliba
wo mohazzab wo muaddab wo muqaddas rahiba

kis qadar pairaya parwar aur kitni sada-kar
kis qadar sanjida o khamosh kitni ba-waqar

gesu-e-pur-kham sawad-e-dosh tak pahunche hue
aur kuchh bikhre hue uljhe hue simte hue

rang mein us ke azab-e-khirgi shamil nahin
kaif-e-ehsasat ki afsurdagi shamil nahin

wo mere aate hi us ki nukta-parwar khamushi
jaise koi hur ban jae yakayak falsafi

mujh pe kya khud apni fitrat par bhi wo khulti nahin
aisi pur-asrar ladki main ne dekhi hi nahin

dukhtaran-e-shahr ki hoti hai jab mahfil kahin
wo taaruf ke liye aage kabhi badhti nahin