tera ye husn-e-be-karan muqayyad zaman hai
magar tujhe ai zindagi kahan koi guman hai

nishan kho gaya mein apne aap apne aap ka
jahan koi ho be-nishan wahin mera nishan hai

na dekh ai is is tarash-tir ko
zara ye dekh aa ki kis ke hath mein kaman hai

ye dawat-e-jihad be-mahal nahin hai ai zamin
kisi faqir be-hunar ka aakhiri bayan hai

main rahraw-e-siraat-e-rahzan tha thodi der ko
samajh raha tha main meri na aankh hai na kan hai

meri nawa-e-aman be-nawa nahin hai ai falak
abhi bhi jism-e-na-tawan mein bolne ki jaan hai

safon mein samain ke jo to bhi aa gaya to sun
teri bisat-e-justuju ka aaj imtihan hai