apni surat ka hi didar dobara kar len
dubte chand ka hum phir se nazara kar len

zindagi itni ghanimat to nahin jis ke liye
ahd-e-kam-zarf ki har baat gawara kar len

shaikh jis ahd ki deta hai misalen hum ko
kaise us ahd ko hum zinda dobara kar len

umr bhar ahl-e-tarab lut ke sahil ke maze
kya jawan-mardi hai tufan se kinara kar len

aasmanon pe to insan nahin rah sakte
jaise mumkin ho zamin par hi guzara kar len

ab to bimar-e-mohabbat ki hai haalat nazuk
chaarasazon se kaho wo koi chaara kar len

jis ke iman mein hi insan se ho nafrat shamil
kis tarah aise sitam-gar se guzara kar len

ab to is shahar mein aisa koi insan nahin
jis se mil kar hi kabhi zikr tumhaara kar len

dub jate hain ghadi pal mein sitare 'aslam'
kis tawaqqo pe use aankh ka tara kar len