Qaid-e-tanhai

dur aafaq pe lahrai koi nur ki lahr

KHwab hi KHwab mein bedar hua dard ka shahr

KHwab hi KHwab mein betab nazar hone lagi

adam-abaad-e-judai mein sahar hone lagi

kasa-e-dil mein bhari apni subuhi main ne

ghol kar talKHi-e-diroz mein imroz ka zahr

dur aafaq pe lahrai koi nur ki lahr

aankh se dur kisi subh ki tamhid liye

koi naghma, koi KHushbu, koi kafir surat

be-KHabar guzri, preshani-e-ummid liye

ghol kar talKHi-e-diroz mein imroz ka zahr

hasrat-e-roz-e-mulaqat raqam ki main ne

des pardes ke yaran-e-qadah-KHwar ke nam

husn-e-afaq, jamal-e-lab-o-ruKHsar ke nam