Gham e hasti ho yaa jaam e masti
Sub paraya lagta hay
Shehr e rang o bu ki galiyan hoon
Yaa subh dum ujjray bam o dar mekhanay kay
Sub khwab khaikha kisi oor ka lagta hay
Aay chand meri sard ratoon ke
Badlon main mou na chupa
Bata!
Kahain daikhaii dayta hay
Woh nigaar khana e dil
Rang thay jiss main mohabat kay hazar
Akss ulfat ka rehta tha jiss main
Ban kay bahar
Kaho Sitaro! …
Razdan meri nigahoon kay
Woh musafer Tanha lambhi mosafat ka
Bojh utthay appna
Jiss pal thak haar kar gira hoga
Takra kar sanglakh chittanon say
Shisha e Dil e ** Azad~ ** jab ttoott kay bikra hoga
Koi to …
Koi to raat ki tanhaaii main roya hoga
yeh lafz hi to hain jo dard kay motii ehsaas ki mala main protay hain ... in kay (alfaz, dard oor ehsaas) ke milan koi gharri motayin nahi ... shaid yahi waja hay keh intehay dard e Qalb main bhi lafz qatra qatra pigaltay rahay ...oor zindagi ka ehsaas dilatay rahay