itab mein jo tumhaare dahan se nikle hain
har tajraba shikar-e-fareb-e-nazar hua
kali kali ko diya baghban lahu humne
samajh rahe the ki ab shab gai sahar aai
KHusha ye zarf ki honTon pe hai tabassum bhi
agar KHud apne maraatib se aashna ho jae
bhaTak rahe hain bhaTakte rahenge farzane
na kaliyan muskuraati hain na phulon par nikhaar aae
jis mein ek husn-e-tawazun ho wo nudrat di jae
bazm-e-rang-o-bu ka hun main raazdan tanha
farogh-e-zulmat-e-shab tak hi jagmagaenge
shikwa-e-gham bhi gaya taqat-e-goyai bhi
KHam hai meri mohabbat warna ye aalam na ho
tu KHud kahan hai qafila-e-salar dekhna
tabah kar ke har ek naqsh-e-jism-o-jaan humne
