qissa kitab-e-umr ka kya mukhtasar hua
rukh dastan-e-gham ka idhar se udhar hua

matam-sara-e-dahr mein kis kis ko roiye
ai wae dard-e-dil na hua dard-e-sar hua

taskin-e-dil ko raaz-e-khudi puchhta hai kya
kahne ko kah dun aur agar ulta asar hua

aazad ho saka na giraftar-e-shash-jahat
dil muft banda-e-hawas-e-baal-o-par hua

duniya ke sath din ki begar al-aman
insan aadmi na hua jaanwar hua

farda ka dhyan bandh ke kahta hai mujh se dil
tu meri tarah kyun na wasi-un-nazar hua

farda ko dur hi se hamara salam hai
dil apna sham hi se charagh-e-sahar hua