bach ke wo nikalte hain jin se ru-shanasi hai
zindagi hamari to ab ajal-numa si hai

jazb ho gai dil ki be-kali fazaon mein
is taraf hai sannata us taraf udasi hai

dilkashi ghazab ki hai husn-e-sada-kari mein
kis ke dast-e-rangin ne phul ki qaba si hai

khushki-e-lab-e-sahil kah rahi hai pyason se
kya bisat-e-dariya khud us ki ruh pyasi hai

is qadar pada pani khet jal gaya sara
abr ki tabiat bhi barq-e-shoala-za si hai

ruh-e-khud-shanasi hai aadmi ki khuddari
khud-shanasi-e-insan asl-e-haq-shanasi hai