ham ne jaana tha likhega too koee harf ai mir
par tira naama to ik shauq ka daftar nikala
mir ko kyoon na mugtanim jaane
agale logon mein ik raha hai ye
fursat mein ik nafas ke kya dard-e-dil sunoge
aae to tum va-lekin vaqt-e-akheer aae
kaabe mein jaan-ba-lab the ham dooree-e-butaan se
aae hain phir ke yaaro ab ke khuda ke haan se
baaham hua karen hain din raat neeche oopar
ye narm-shaane launde hain makhamal-e-do-khvaaba
mehar-o-mah gul phool sab the par hamen
cheharee chehara hamen bhaata raha
kya jaanoon chashm-e-tar se udhar dil ko kya hua
kis ko khabar hai mir samundar ke paar kee
kya aaj-kal se us kee ye be-tavajjohee hai
munh un ne is taraf se phera hai mir kab ka
ab aaya dhyaan ai aaraam-e-jaan is na-muraadee mein
kafan dena tumhen bhoole the ham asbaab-e-shaadee mein
daava kiya tha gul ne tire rukh se baag mein
sailee lagee saba kee to munh laal ho gaya