ruh ke zakhm ko lazim hai nihan ho jaana
ghair-mumkin hai us ek shai ka bayan ho jaana

khun de kar bhi unhen kaise bachaya jata
jin charaghon ka muqaddar tha dhuan ho jaana

dekhta rah gaya virana-e-hasti mein koi
apne zakhmon ka bahaaran ki zaban ho jaana

chalna padta hai har ek rah mein ek umr 'taraaz'
itna aasan nahin manzil ka nishan ho jaana