ai moarrikh mulk ki taswir likh
chal rahe hain nafraten ke tir likh

jahilon ki izzat-e-tauqir likh
aalim-o-fazil ki hai tahqir likh

be-gunahon ki koi taqsir likh
panw mein dali hui zanjir likh

koshish-e-paiham amal tadbir likh
tere hathon mein nahin taqdir likh

be-hisi 'arshad' miyan achchhi nahin
zehn par ehsas ki zanjir likh