rukh-e-bahaar pe aks-e-khizan bhi kitni der
mukhalifat pe tula aasman bhi kitni der

kisi ka nam kisi ka nishan bhi kitni der
ho jism khak to phir ustukhwan bhi kitni der

shikast-o-rekht ki is manzil-e-pareshan mein
yaqin ki umr bhi kitni guman bhi kitni der

bandha hai ahd jo tegh-o-gulu ke beach to phir
larazti kanpti nannhi si jaan bhi kitni der

nikal chalo hai abhi sahl rasta yaro
ki mehrban hai to ye mehrban bhi kitni der

bara-e-shab bhi kushada hai mera darwaza
ki subh aai to ye mehman bhi kitni der

sukhan-wari na sahi moajiza sahi lekin
ye tarz-e-fikr ye husn-e-bayan bhi kitni der