jala ke daman-e-hasti ka tar tar utha
kabhi jo nala-e-gham dil se shoala-bar utha

khyal-o-fikr-o-tamanna ka khun chhup na saka
zaban khamosh thi lekin lahu pukar utha

falak pe jab bhi haqaeq ki surkhiyan ubhrin
zamin se kohna riwayat ka ghubar utha

rawan-dawan hai rag-e-sang mein lahu ki tarah
wo zindagi ka talatum jo bar bar utha

rah-e-hayat mein jab dagmagae mere qadam
mera hi naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa mujhe pukar utha

fareb-e-wada-e-farda ka zikr kya kije
wo mo'atabar hi the kab jin ka e'tibar utha

'farid' ahl-e-gulistan bhi hosh kho baithe
kuchh is ada se hijab-e-rukh-e-bahaar utha