guzar kar aadmi rah-e-musibat se sanwarta hai
qamar ka nur shab ki zulmaton mein hi nikharta hai

ba-juz dard-e-hayat-e-gham nahin milta kahin kuchh bhi
bashar duniya-e-fani mein jahan se bhi guzarta hai

gulon ki pattiyan jaise gulon se ruth jati hain
dam-e-tanhai-e-gham kuchh mera dil yun bikharta hai

ba-surat qatra-e-shabnam hun main khar-e-gulistan par
mera dil zahmat-e-mehr-e-darakhshan se bhi darta hai

ye dekha hai nahin be-faiz aamad abr-e-naisan ki
koi anjam hota hai bashar jo kuchh bhi karta hai

farishton ka guzar jin manzilon se ghair-mumkin hai
bashar ki azmaten dekho wahan se bhi guzarta hai

nikohish nakhun-e-nadan pe qabu pa hi jati hai
bada parhez karte hain kahin tab zakhm bharta hai

sambhal ai firqa-e-ushshaq ab phir imtihan hoga
sar-e-chilman kisi kafir ka phir gesu sanwarta hai

ulajhte hain tere kuche mein jo murgh-e-chaman ke pair
dam-e-parwaz gulshan se kisi ka dil bhi bharta hai

fana karta hai pahle zindagi ki har tamanna ko
kahin tab ja ke insan pasti-e-gham se ubharta hai

isi bais wufur-e-gham mein aksar 'naz' hanste hain
musibat aur badhti hai jo gham se jitna darta hai