ai saqi-e-mah-wash gham-e-dauran nahin uthta
darwesh ke hujre se ye mehman nahin uthta

kahte the ki hai bar-e-do-alam bhi koi chiz
dekha hai to ab bar-e-gareban nahin uthta

kya mere safine hi ki dariya ko khatak thi
kya baat hai ab kyun koi tufan nahin uthta

kis naqsh-e-qadam par hai jhuka roz-e-azal se
kis wahm mein sajde se bayaban nahin uthta

be-himmat-e-mardana masafat nahin katti
be-azm-e-musammam qadam aasan nahin uthta

yun uthti hain angdai ko wo marmarin banhen
jaise ki 'adam' takht-e-sulaiman nahin uthta