aalam-e-sajda hai mera ek aalam nur ka
sajda-gah par meri dhoka ho raha hai tur ka

ek aalam ham-nawa hai sahib-e-maqdur ka
sath deta hai kahan koi kisi majbur ka

shiddat-e-ehsas-e-tanhai ki hain hamdardiyan
dard badh jata hai aksar raat ko ranjur ka

tir ne napi hain shayad zakhm ki gahraiyan
ilm bechaare ko kya hai sadma-e-mastur ka

shama raushan hai kahan is ka pata chalta nahin
par nazar ko hai yaqin maujudgi-e-nur ka

hain kabhi nazren tamanna par kabhi ummid par
yani hasrat-nak aalam hai dil-e-majbur ka

tujh mein aur tere tasawwur mein zara sa farq hai
ek manzar pas ka hai ek manzar dur ka

sarfaraazi-o-nawazish ka suna hai sirf nam
ai 'zaki' un se to rishta bhi nahin hai dur ka