Teh daam bhi ghazal aashna rahe, tairan-e-chaman to kya,

Teh daam bhi ghazal aashna rahe, tairan-e-chaman to kya,
Jo faghā’n dilon mein tarap rahi thi, nawā-e-zair-labi rahi.

Tera jalwa kuch bhi tasalli dil nasboor na kar saka,
Woh giriya sahri raha, wohi aah neem shabi rahi.

Na Khuda raha, na sanam rahe, na raqeeb deir-e-haram rahe,
Na rahi kahin Asadullahī, na kahin Abulahi rahe.

Mera saz agarche sitam raseedah zakhma hāye Ajam raha,
Woh shaheed zauk-e-wafa hoon main, ke nawā meri Arabi rahi.