یوں جمالِ رُوئے جاناں شمع خلوت خانہ تھا

Yun jamaal-e-roo-e-jaanaan sham'a khalwat-khana tha

dil hamara gharq-e-aatish soorat-e-parwana tha

ik jamaal-e-be-takleef jalwa jaana na tha

aankh jis jaanib uthi, har zarra hairat-khana tha

soz se khaali jigar tha, gham se dil begana tha

ishq mein hum ne woh dekha jo kabhi dekha na tha

jab haqeeqat se utha parda to yeh uqda khula

khwab tha wahm-e-duwi, zaam-e-khudi, afsana tha

wasl mein gunjaish aghyaar itni bhi na thi

chashm-o-gosh-o-hosh har apna wahan begana tha

lay ke hum se deen-o-dil, aql-o-khirad bola koi

to raah-o-rasm-e-ulfat ka faqat biyaana tha

khana-e-Laila mein thay jannat ke asbaab-e-nishaat

Qais ke hissay mein ta-hadd-e-nazar veerana tha

zindagi ke hamsafar thay naza mein bhi dil ke paas

woh be-kasi thi, yaas thi, armaan thay, kya kya na tha

bhi kya din thay ke peer-e-maikaday ke ishq mein

jabeen-e-shauq thi, sang-e-dar-e-maikhana tha

faisla dete huay woh barh gaye hadd se Naseer

main sazawaar-e-saza to tha, magar itna na tha