arzan samajh agar gham-e-ulfat garan mile
nuqsan nahin agar iwaz-e-naqd-e-jaan mile

ai rah-rau qadam na rakh is par ghurur se
ye khak wo hai jis mein kai karwan mile

mil jaen kash mujh ko kahin aur main kahun
dhunda kahan kahan tumhein aur tum kahan mile

hon dasht-o-koh ya chaman ai mader-e-watan
jannat hai tera saya-e-daman jahan mile

us chand-roza zist se jaan hai azab mein
kyun kar kate jo zindagi jawedan mile

hum kyun karen zalil jabin-e-niyaz ko
shayan-e-sajda jab na koi aastan mile

jab tak khayal-e-husn se aabaad ho na dil
mumkin nahin zaban ko husn-e-bayan mile

milte rahe hain hum shoara-e-karam se
kam ahl-e-dil the beshtar ahl-e-zaban mile

'mahrum' ho gaya safar-e-zindagi tamam
ab dekhiye qarar ki manzil kahan mile