ab apna iKHtiyar hai chahe jahan chalen

faiz thi rah sar-ba-sar manzil

wo baat sare fasane mein jis ka zikr na tha

zer-e-lab hai abhi tabassum-e-dost

har sada par lage hain kan yahan

nahin nigah mein manzil to justuju hi sahi

ye aarzu bhi baDi chiz hai magar hamdam

kar raha tha gham-e-jahan ka hisab

shaiKH sahab se rasm-o-rah na ki

fareb-e-arzu ki sahl-angari nahin jati

aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar

ek tarz-e-taghaful hai so wo un ko mubarak

yun saja chand ki jhalka tere andaz ka rang

raqs-e-mai tez karo saz ki lai tez karo

unhin ke faiz se bazar-e-aql raushan hai