dard aisa diya ehsas-e-wafa ne hum ko
na dawa ne hi shifa di na dua ne hum ko

ye to sahra ki hawaen hain gila kya un ka
khub jhulsaya hai gulshan ki saba ne hum ko

soz-e-afaq ka ehsas bhi hum ko na hua
itna behosh kiya teri ada ne hum ko

dur hota hi gaya chehra-e-manzil hum se
rah dikhlai hai wo rah-numa ne hum ko

dekhti hi rahi ye aql tamasha-e-junun
jab bhi majbur kiya ahd-e-wafa hum ko

zulf-e-idrak chhupati rukh-e-hasti kab tak
aakhirash tham liya dast-e-faza ne hum ko

dubi kashti jo hamari lab-e-sahil 'khalid'
na-khuda ne nahin dekha ki khuda ne hum ko