aakhir-e-kar chale tir ki raftar qadam
ghair manzil na pade rah mein zinhaar qadam

uth gae wasl ki shab peshtar-az-yar qadam
aage hum umr-e-rawan se bhi chale chaar qadam

ku-e-maqsud se yun rakhti hai ghaflat mujhe dur
jaise so jaane se ho jate hain be-kar qadam

ahl-e-alam mein hun main zindon mein murdon ki tarah
badh chalen lakh magar sath hain do chaar qadam

ek muddat se rah-e-kaba mein aawara hain
kya khuda ka mujhe dikhlaenge didar qadam

josh-e-wahshat mein bhi main chadh ke na us par dauda
le gae hasrat-e-khar-e-sar-e-diwar qadam

surat-e-barg-e-khizan jhadte hain har gam gunah
jab uthate hain teri rah mein zawwar qadam

ai junun koh-o-bayaban bhi dikhla mujh ko
rahen pasti o bulandi se khabar-dar qadam

kucha-gardi ye shab-o-roz ki be-wajh nahin
ediyan ragdenge kis ke pas-e-diwar qadam

jada-e-rah-e-mohabbat ko khat-e-mustar jaan
sar ke bal misl-e-qadam chal jo hon be-kar qadam

khak bhi hun to hun khak-e-dar us ka 'atish'
jis ke the dosh-e-payambar ke saza-war qadam