ruuh labon tak aa kar soche kaise chhodun qarya-e-jan
yusuf qasr-e-shahi men bhi kab bhula kanan ki galiyan
maut qarib aai to duniya kitni muqaddas lagti hai
kahish-e-dil bhi khvahish-e-dil hai afat-e-jan bhi rahat-e-jan
meri vahshat ko to bahut thi gosha-e-chashm-e-yar ki sair
yuun to adam men vusat hogi arsh-ba-arsh karan-ba-karan
ghunche ab tak rang bhare hain ab tak hont umang-bhare
tuti-phuti qabron se hain pathrai ankhen nigaran
sirf ik nigah-e-garm se tuten shoalon men parvan chadhen
haae ye nazuk nazuk rishte haae ye bazm-e-shish-garan
dasht-o-daman men koh kamar men bikhre hue hain phuul hi phuul
ru-e-nigar-e-giti par hain sabt mire boson ke nishan
aankh ki ik jhapki men biita kitne baras ka qurb-e-jamal
ishq ke ik pal men guzre hain kitne qaran kitni sadiyan
saari duniya mera kaaba sab insan mere mahbub
dushman bhi do ek the lekin dushman bhi to the insan
dard-e-hayat kahin ab ja kar banne laga tha husn-e-hayat
kis ko khabar thi mahv rahegi qat-e-safar men umr-e-ravan
jannat ki yakh-bastagyon ko garmaega us ka khayal
subh-e-abad tak jami rahe ye anjuman-e-atish-e-nafasan