hail dilon ki rah mein kuchh to ana bhi hai
ghafil samajh raha hai wahi ba-wafa bhi hai

aadat buri hai gham mein sahaaron ki dosto
tanha sulagte rahne ka apna maza bhi hai

hum ne bade hi pyar se rishte sajae the
ab tum kaho ki rishton mein kya kuchh bacha bhi hai

ek rabt-e-mustaqil hai isi rahguzar ke sath
jis rahguzar pe qafla-e-dil luta bhi hai

hum rahrawan-e-shahr-e-tamanna ko kya pata
manzil rah-e-talab se kahan tak juda bhi hai

hai aaine mein aks mera zahiri magar
baatin mein jhankiye ki wo mujh se juda bhi hai

mazlum-e-husn hun so na tanha samajh mujhe
jis ka nahin hai koi to us ka khuda bhi hai

be-khauf bantte raho zulmat mein nur tum
apni tapish se kya koi jugnu jala bhi hai

padhiye mujhe saliqe se phir sochiye janab
kya dard-e-mustaqil hai maraz la-dawa bhi hai

'zakir' ye taj-o-takht hai mansub un ke nam
jin ke saron pe saya-e-baal-e-huma bhi hai