nam sunta hun tera jab bhare sansar ke bich
lafz ruk jate hain aa kar meri guftar ke bich

ek hi chehra kitabi nazar aata hai hamein
kabhi ashaar ke bahar kabhi ashaar ke bich

ek dil tuta magar kitni naqaben paltin
jit ke pahlu nikal aae kai haar ke bich

koi mahfil ho nazar us ki hamin par thahri
kabhi apnon mein sataya kabhi aghyar ke bich

aise zahid ki qayaadat mein to tauba tauba
kabhi iman ki baaten kabhi kuffar ke bich

kabhi tahzib-o-tamaddun ka ye markaz tha miyan
tum ko basti jo nazar aati hai aasar ke bich

jis tarah tat ka paiwand ho makhmal mein 'adil'
maghribi chaal-chalan mashriqi aqdar ke bich