aaj, is saat-e-duzdida-o-nayab men bhii,
jism hai khvab se lazzat-kash-e-khamyaza tira
tere mizhgan ke tale niind ki shabnam ka nuzul
jis se Dhal jaane ko hai ghaza tira
zindagi tere liye ras bhare khvabon ka hujum
zindagi mere liye kavish-e-bedari hai:
ittifaqat ko dekh
is hasin raat ko dekh
tod de vahm ke jaal
chhod de apne shabistanon ko jaane ka khayal,
khauf-e-mauhum tiri ruuh pe kya taari hai!
itna be-sarfa nahin tera jamal
is junun-khez hasin raat ko dekh
aaj, is saat-e-duzdida-o-nayab men bhii,
tishnagi ruuh ki asuda na ho
jab tira jism javani men hai nisan-e-bahar
rang-o-nikhat ka fishar!
phuul hain, ghaas hai, ashjar hain, divaren hain
aur kuchh saae ki hain mukhtasar o tira-o-tar,
tujh ko kya is se gharaz hai ki khuda hai ki nahin?
dekh patton men larazti hui kirnon ka nafuz
sarsarati hui badhti hai ragon men jaise
avvalin bada-gusari men nai tund sharab
tujh ko kya is se gharaz hai ki khuda hai ki nahin
kahkashan apni tamannaon ka hai rah-guzar
kaash is raah pe mil kar kabhi parvaz karen
ik nai ziist ka dar baaz karen!
asman duur hai lekin ye zamin hai nazdik
aa isi khaak ko ham jalva-gah-e-raz karen!
ruhen mil sakti nahin hain to ye lab hi mil jaen,
aa isi lazzat-e-javed ka aghaz karen!
subh jab baagh men ras lene ko zambur aae
us ke bose se hon madhosh saman aur gulab
shabnami ghaas pe do paikar-e-yakh-basta milen,
aur khuda hai to pasheman ho jaae!