ayan ho aap begana banaya
wajud-e-khak ka shana banaya

tu hai alfaz se mahir ai waiz
mujhe be-kaif-o-kam-mana banaya

kiya izhaar jab main raaz-e-haq ko
to aalam mujh ko rindana banaya

hansi se meri is ne tal di baat
main tha hoshiyar diwana banaya

mujhe saqi ne be-minnat ke di mai
khumar-e-ishq-e-mardana banaya

pukara ishq ne ja dhundh le yar
tan-e-khaki ko hai khana banaya

udaya baat mein jo khud-parasti
mujhe mul de ke mastana banaya

main jaana aap ko har haal mazhar
ba-zahir banda farzana banaya

ai 'markaz' tujh se hai sab shan zahir
ajab aaina shahana banaya