abas hai shakh-e-qad-awar pe aashiyan rakhna
zamin ko ras kab aaya hai aasman rakhna

safar karo ki thahar jao ek azab hai ye
qadam ko hijrat-o-manzil ke darmiyan rakhna

kisi ka shor-e-fughan sun ke yaad aaya bahut
fasil-e-gham mein mera dard-e-be-zaban rakhna

khuli faza mein to shabnam bhi bar lagti hai
agar hai tarz-e-kuhan sar pe saeban rakhna

ye log apni hi diwar ke naqab-zan hain
kabhi na bhul ke tum ghar ka pasban rakhna

hai naw maujon ki zad mein magar hamein 'abid'
na aaya baad-e-mukhalif pe baadban rakhna