Juz qais aur koi na aaya be ru'ye kaar,


Juz qais aur koi na aaya be ru'ye kaar,
Sehra magar bah tangiy e chashm e husood tha

Aashuftagi ne naqsh e suwaida kiya durust,
Zaahir hua ke daagh ka sarmaya dood tha

Tha khuaab mein khayal ko tujh se muamila,
Jab aankh khul gai, na zaiyan tha na sood tha

Laita hon maktab e gham e dil mein sabaq, hunooz,
Lekin yehi ke raft, gaya aur bood tha

Dhaanpa kafan ne dagh e uyoob e barhangi,
Main, warna har libas mein nang e wujood tha

Teeshe bagair, mar na sako kohkan, Asad!
Sargashta e khumar e rusoom o quyood tha !!