asir-e-halqa-e-gesu-e-khuban ho nahin sakta
wo dil tu jis ko taskin de pareshan ho nahin sakta

teri qudrat se hota hai teri hikmat se hota hai
koi patthar kahin lal-e-badakhshan ho nahin sakta

mohabbat ho ki nafrat ho ye dil ke khel hain sare
na chahe dil to koi dushman-e-jaan ho nahin sakta

chhupa lete hain ba-dil mehr-o-mah ko apne daman mein
charagh-e-dagh-e-ulfat zer-e-daman ho nahin sakta

musibat hi se qadr-e-afiyat hoti hai duniya mein
na pesh aaya ho jis ko gham wo shadan ho nahin sakta

watan koi ho izzat jauhar-e-qabil se badhti hai
gul-e-sahra ka ham-sar khar-e-bustan ho nahin sakta

dil-e-insan hai muhtaj-e-ziya-e-aftab-e-ishq
baghair us ke kisi surat darakhshan ho nahin sakta

usi se ikhtiyar-o-jabr ka mafhum khulta hai
jo hona chahta hai koi insan ho nahin sakta

mitaya tu ne ai 'mahrum' har-ik naqsh-e-baatil ko
juda dil se tere kyun dagh-e-hirman ho nahin sakta