apne is daur mein hai ranj ka saman bahut
aaj insan hai masail se pareshan bahut

hijr mein yas-o-alam ne kahan tanha chhoda
bin bulae mere ghar aa gae mehman bahut

hum to aaghaz se hi ishq mein barbaad rahe
nafa ke badle kiya hum ne to nuqsan bahut

ishq ki jang mein aasan nahin fath-e-mubin
kaam aae isi maidan mein insan bahut

dost wo bante hain jo dil mein sama jate hain
safar-e-zist mein takraate hain insan bahut

bhid duniya mein hai ab kizb-o-riya walon ki
aaj-kal milte nahin sahib-e-iman bahut

umr bhar hoti rahin hasraten puri 'zakir'
phir bhi hasrat hai ki nikle nahin arman bahut