aaina saaz dikhaa aise hunar ki soorat
nazar aa jaaye jo andar ke bashar ki soorat
dil ki veeraani-o-Hasrat ka voh aalam hai ke ab
shehr ka shehr hi lagta hai khaNDar ki soorat
jab nikalta hooN safar per to tumhaari yaadeN
saath rehti haiN mire rakht-e-safar ki soorat
vaada-e-vasl faqat chodhveeN shab ka karna
din badalne se badalti hai qamar ki soorat
mere she’roN meiN taraavat hai usi ke dam se
mere meHboob ki soorat, gul-e-tar ki soorat
TooT jaati hai koi Daali khizaaN meiN jis vaqt
ham se dekhi nahiN jaati hai shajar ki soorat
aik hi shams nikalta hai jahaaN meiN lekin
ajnabi lagti hai ghurbat meiN saHar ki soorat
kabhi manzil ke ta’iyyun meiN na jaldi karna
tum ne dekhi nahiN dushvaar Dagar ki soorat
baad-e-sarsar jo kabhi mausam-e-hijraaN meiN chale
daagh seene ke bhaRakte haiN sharar ki soorat
naaseHa chaar qadam tu bhi agar saath chale
ham tujhe raah dikhaaiN ge khizar ki soorat
ik Hikaayat thi puraani mire dil ki Amjad
aaj logoN se suni taaza khabar ki soorat