wara-e-lutf koi ibtila nikalna tha
ye silsila bhi bahut dur ja nikalna tha

abhi qubul na thin ye inayaten hum ko
abhi dilon se gham-e-muddaa nikalna tha

siwae khastagi kuchh pesh-e-kasa-e-zar-khwah
hamare kisa-e-khali se kya nikalna tha

safar to ek sitara-ghamin tha warna hamein
kisi sawad-e-masarrat mein ja nikalna tha

ajib manzil-e-bechaargi thi manzil-e-jaan
yahin se jada-e-bim-o-raja nikalna tha

jabin pe naqsh-e-khudai ubharte jate the
dilon se yun to na khauf-e-khuda nikalna tha