ye tavahahum ka kaar-khaana hai
yaan vahee hai jo etibaar kya
kya us aatish-baaz ke launde ka itana shauq mir
bah chalee hai dekh kar us ko tumhaaree raal kuchh
maaraka garm to ho lene do khoon-rezee ka
pahale shamasheer ke neeche hameen ja baithenge
har qadam par thee us kee manzil lek
sar se sauda-e-justajoo na gaya
likhate ruqa likhe gae daftar
shauq ne baat kya badhaee hai
raftagaan mein jahaan ke ham bhee hain
saath us kaaravaan ke ham bhee hain
gar thahare malak aage unhon ke to ajab hai
phirate hain pade dillee ke launde jo paree se
hain anaasir kee ye soorat-baaziyaan
shobade kya kya hain un chaaron ke beech
gar parastish khuda kee saabit kee
kisoo soorat mein ho bhala hai ishq
munh khole to roz hai raushan zulf bikhere raat hai phir
in tauron se aashiq kyoon-kar subh ko apanee shaam karen