aah-o-fariyaad ka asar dekha
khud ko majbur beshtar dekha

ban gaya hai naqab-e-tang-dili
shohra-e-wusat-e-nazar dekha

jism ne dal di sipar jab se
ruh ko aazim-e-safar dekha

hashr ka mo'taqid hua jis ne
manzar-e-matla-e-sahar dekha

naw sahil pe lag gai aa kar
apne shana pe un ka sar dekha

tama pindar jaur hirs fareb
gamzan karwan-e-zar dekha

shubh-e-zauq-e-nazar na ho jis par
ek aisa bhi dida-war dekha

kar liya un ke ijtinab pe sabr
jab se aghmaz rahbar dekha

dil ka aaina ru-ba-ru lae
is liye un ko khud-nigar dekha

jis ki ek apni kaenat na ho
'hamid' aisa koi bashar dekha