Ek rah-guzar par

wo jis ki did mein lakhon masarraten pinhan
wo hasan jis ki tamanna main jannaten pinhan

hazar fitne tah-e-pa-e-naz KHak-nashin
har ek nigah KHumar-e-shabab se rangin

shabab jis se taKHayyul pe bijliyan barsen
waqar jis ki rafaqat ko shoKHiyan tarsen

ada-e-laghzish-e-pa par qayamaten qurban
bayaz-ruKH pe sahar ki sabahaten qurban

siyah zulfon mein warafta nikhaton ka hujum
tawil raaton ki KHwabida rahaton ka hujum

wo aankh jis ke banaw pa KHaliq itrae
zaban-e-sher ko tarif karte sharm aae

wo honT faiz se jin ke bahaar lala-farosh
bahisht o kausar o tasnim o salsabil ba-dosh

gudaz jism qaba jis pe saj ke naz kare
daraaz qad jise sarw-e-sahi namaz kare

gharaz wo husn jo mohtaj-e-wasf-o-nam nahin
wo hasan jis ka tasawwur bashar ka kaam nahin

kisi zamane mein is rah-guzar se guzra tha
ba-sad ghurur o tajammul idhar se guzra tha

aur ab ye rah-guzar bhi hai dil-fareb o hasin
hai is ki KHak mein kaif-e-sharab-o-sher makin

hawa mein shoKHi-e-raftar ki adaen hain
faza mein narmi-e-guftar ki sadaen hain

gharaz wo husn ab is rah ka juzw-e-manzar hai
niyaz-e-ishq ko ek sajda-gah mayassar hai