hanste ho rote dekh kar gham se

uske kuche se jo uTh ahl-e-wafa jate hain

taqat nahin hai dil maine ji baja raha hai

dast-o-pa mare waqt-e-bismil tak

fikr hai mah ke jo shahr-badar karne ki

shikwa karun main kab tak us apne mehrban ka

laKHt-e-jigar to apne yak-laKHt ro chuka tha

tha mustaar husn se uske jo nur tha

sozish dil se muft galte hain

mir dariya hai sune sher zabani uski

nikle hai chashma jo koi josh-e-zanan pani ka

suKHan mushtaq hai aalam hamara

dil gae aafat aai jaanon par

chhati jala kare hai soz-e-darun bala hai

ranj khinche the dagh khae the