apni nazar mein aap ko ruswa na kar sake
hum dushmanon ke sath bhi dhoka na kar sake

sab raston ka ilm tha manzil qarib thi
afsos ham-safar ka irada na kar sake

aankhen asir zehn giraftar lab ba-qufl
un ke huzur ek ishaara na kar sake

un ka sitam to khair bahut sah liya magar
un ke karam ka bojh gawara na kar sake

yaran-e-gham-gusar dilase tasalliyan
tinke the jin pe koi sahaara na kar sake

likhte rahe junun ki hikayat khun-chakan
lekin kisi pe raaz ye ifsha na kar sake

zulmat-parast charagh the aise bhi kuchh 'raza'
jalte rahe magar jo ujala na kar sake