gila kis se karen aghyar-e-dil-azar kitne hain
hamein malum hai ahbab bhi gham-khwar kitne hain

sakat baqi nahin hai qum be-iznillah kahne ki
masiha bhi hamare daur ke bimar kitne hain

ye socho kaisi rahon se guzar kar main yahan pahuncha
ye mat dekho mere daman mein uljhe khar kitne hain

jo sote hain nahin kuchh zikr un ka wo to sote hain
magar jo jagte hain un mein bhi bedar kitne hain

bahut hain muddai sach ki taraf-dari ke ai 'zahid'
magar jo jhut se hain bar-sar-e-paikar kitne hain