hum ek umr jale sham-e-rahguzar ki tarah

milega dard to darman ki aarzu hogi

shauq ke KHwab-e-pareshan ki hain tafsiren bahut

lutf ka rabt hai koi na jafa ka rishta

lutf ye hai jise aashob-e-jahan kahta hun

numu ke faiz se rang-e-chaman nikhar sa gaya

bahaar aai gul-afshaniyon ke din aae

tumhin batao pukara hai bar bar kise

kamal-e-be-KHabari ko KHabar samajhte hain

dad bhi fitna-e-bedad bhi qatil ki taraf

shauq ka taqaza hai sharh-e-arzu kije

basti mein kami kis chiz ki hai patthar bhi bahut shishe bhi bahut

swad-e-gham mein kahin gosha-e-aman na mila

sar-ta-ba-qadam ek hasin raaz ka aalam

wo nazuk sa tabassum rah gaya wahm-e-hasin ban kar