ahl-e-dil milte nahin ahl-e-nazar milte nahin
zulmat-e-dauran mein khurshid-e-sahr milte nahin

manzilon ki justuju ka tazkira be-sud hai
dhundne niklo to ab apne hi ghar milte nahin

aadmi tukdon ki surat mein hua hai muntashir
wahdat-e-fikr-o-nazar wale bashar milte nahin

raste raushan hain aasar-e-safar madum hain
bastiyan maujud hain diwar-o-dar milte nahin

zauq-e-nazzara dilon mein dafn ho kar rah gaya
aankh walon mein bhi ab ahl-e-nazar milte nahin

badh gae hain is qadar qalb o nazar ke fasle
sath ho kar ham-safar se ham-safar milte nahin

zehn ki chatyal zamin se aanch aati hai 'zahir'
ab yahan ehsas ke rangin shajar milte nahin