Gil ka wo ruKH bahaar ke aaghaz se uTha

gil ka wo ruKH bahaar ke aaghaz se uTha
shoala sa andalib ki aawaz se uTha

nau-dast zaKHma-war ne miTa di had-e-kamal
parde jale tamam dhuan saz se uTha

jaise dua-e-nim-shabi ka surud ho
ek shor mai-kade mein is andaz se uTha

mahzar liye junun mein sawal-o-jawab ka
parda sa ek dida-e-ghammaz se uTha

baqi abhi hai tangi-o-wusat mein ek farq
is ko bhi jumbish-e-lab-e-eajaz se uTha

isyan sarisht-o-paki-e-daman ki ek dalil
kya lutf husn-e-tafraqaأpardaz se uTha

wo shaKHs tha muraqqa-e-mani ki ek zid
rang-e-hazar husn-e-junnun-saz se uTha

kanTe zamin se aur ziyaada hue tulua
ek masala bahaar ke aaghaz se uTha

banti mata-e-kashf to kya aaine ki chhuT
lazzat hi kuchh ishaara-e-ham-raaz se uTha

yarab tu laj rakh mere shauq-e-fuzul ki
duniya hai nind mein meri aawaz se uTha

ek manzar-e-kinara-e-baam aur de gaya
partaw sa koi us ke dar-baz se uTha

main kya ki mere baad bhi jo log wan gae
koi na us ki anjuman-e-naz se uTha

'madni' qafas mein subh hui aur us ke baad
dil se dhuan bhi hasrat-e-parwaz se uTha