Farsh-e-naumidi-e-didar

dekhne ki to kise tab hai lekin ab tak

jab bhi us rah se guzro to kisi dukh ki kasak

Tokti hai ki wo darwaza khula hai ab bhi

aur us sehn mein harsu yunhi pahle ki tarah

farsh-e-naumidi-e-didar bichha hai ab bhi

aur kahin yaad kisi dil-zada bachche ki tarah

hath phailae hue baiThi hai fariyaad-kunan

dil ye kahta hai kahin aur chale jaen jahan

koi darwaza abas wa ho, na be-kar koi

yaad fariyaad ka kashkol liye baiThi ho

mahram-e-hasrat-e-didar ho diwar koi

na koi saya-e-gul hijrat-e-gul se viran

ye bhi kar dekha hai sau bar ki jab rahon mein

des pardes ki be-mahr guzargahon mein

qafile qamat o ruKHsar o lab o gesu ke

parda-e-chashm pe yun utre hain be-surat-o-rang

jis tarah band darichon pe gire barish-e-sang

aur dil kahta hai har bar chalo lauT chalo

is se pahle ki wahan jaen to ye dukh bhi na ho

ye nishani ki wo darwaza khula hai ab bhi

aur us sehn mein harsu yunhi pahle ki tarah

farsh-e-naumidi-e-didar bichha hai ab bhi