aadmi raushni nahin pae
jab talak bandagi nahin pae

chaar su ilm ke khazane hain
par bashar aagahi nahin pae

tar-e-simab-o-sozan-e-zar se
chaak daman ka si nahin pae

jam aab-e-hayat se pur tha
ek qatra bhi pi nahin pae

kitne nadan the marne wale sab
jaise jina tha ji nahin pae