bahut kam haisiyat mein naqd-e-jaan hai
khuda ki rah ka sauda giran hai

chhuri hai tir hai tegh-o-sinan hai
ye kis bekas ka aakhir imtihan hai

talatum-khez ye bahr-e-jahan hai
bhanwar mein kashti-e-umr-e-rawan hai

ada ho shukr kis kis ka khudaya
hazaron neamaten hain ek zaban hai

tera kucha bahut achchha hai lekin
mere rahne ki gunjaish kahan hai

azal kya tha faqat ek waqt-e-talim
abad kya shai hai waqt-e-imtihan hai

teri surat hai dil ke aaine mein
tera hi nam ab wird-e-zaban hai

nahin duniya maqam-e-aish-o-rahat
jise dekho wo masruf-e-fughan hai

ajal se samna hota hai ek din
khizar bekar umr-e-jawedan hai

uthati hai sitam har baghban ke
wo ek bulbul jo musht-e-ustukhwan hai

nahin duniya ko istihkaam hargiz
yahan 'masud' kyon fikr-e-makan hai