ek charagh-e-dil faqat raushan agar mera bhi hai

faza ka habs chirti hui hawa uThe

aasan to na tha dhup mein sahra ka safar kuchh

siyah raat ke dariya ko par karte chalo

KHarabe mein bauchhaar ho kar rahegi

yaqin mar gaya mera guman bhi nahin bacha

saman hai is darja ambar se sar phoDo

hirs-o-hawas ke nam ye din raat ki talab

sanjidgi ki KHas zarurat to hai nahin

viraniyon ke Khaar to phulon ki chhuwan bhi

tanhai ka ilaj ye mahnga bahut paDa

aaKHirash aaraishon ki zindagi chubhne lagi

mila na khet se usko bhi aab-o-dana kya

pani mein kankar barsaya karte the

koi dilkash sa afsana kisi dildar ki baaten