aa gai dil ki lagi badh ke rag-e-jaan ke qarib
qafila shauq ka hai manzil-e-arman ke qarib

aadamiyyat nahin phatki tere darban ke qarib
warna aata to hai insan hi insan ke qarib

waz-e-pabandi o aazadi-e-hasti tauba
yani zindan se kahin dur na zindan ke qarib

jurat-e-afza-e-sawal ai zahe andaz-e-jawab
aati jati hai ab us but ki nahin han ke qarib

hai to kuchh hashr ki aamad ka hamein bhi khatka
is ke aasar to hain ganj-e-shahidan ke qarib

mujh ko malum hua ab ki zamana tum ho
mil gai rah-e-sukun gardish-e-dauran ke qarib

gham-o-andoh ka lashkar bhi chala aata hai
ek ghod-daud si hai umr-e-gurezan ke qarib

girya-e-gham ko hai palkon ka ishaara darkar
ek umda hua tufan hai mizhgan ke qarib

jaan kis kis ko sambhaale ki sab ajza-e-wajud
hain pareshani-e-khatir se pareshan ke qarib

panw daman se ulajhte hain khuda khair kare
hath rahte hain kai din se gareban ke qarib

bhul ja khud ko ki hai marifat-e-nafs yahi
koi rahta hi nahin sarhad-e-irfan ke qarib

kasrat-e-khar rah-e-shauq ilahi tauba
kahin pahunche to nahin rauza-e-rizwan ke qarib

marhaba bandagi-amoz tasawwur tera
jis ke ehsan se pahuncha hun main ehsan ke qarib

tur ki chhed hui hosh-ruba warna kalim
koi pahuncha bhi to tha shoala-e-uryan ke qarib

qadr-afzai-e-mahaul-e-watan kya kahna
dam yusuf ke bahut aa gae kanan ke qarib

ab to 'natiq' ka bas itna hi pata chalta hai
hai kahin ghar se bahut dur bayaban ke qarib