be-sud hai guftar jo kirdar nahin hai
kirdar ho to hajat-e-guftar nahin hai

ai dil-jalo ye ashk yahan dekhta hai kaun
ahl-e-jahan ko in se sarokar nahin hai

kya jaane dard-e-dil ki ye duniya hai sang-dil
ye dard yahan laeq-e-izhaar nahin hai

kyun apne dil mein tum liye phirte ho murawwat
is ka jahan mein koi kharidar nahin hai

sara jahan samet le to phir bhi tere pas
kuchh bhi nahin jo ek dil-e-bedar nahin hai

duniya mein bahut lazmi hai azm-e-musammam
ye ho to koi marhala dushwar nahin hai

dil mein na dard ho to kahan shairi bhi ho
kya dard hi sarmaya-e-ashaar nahin hai

mazlum ki har aah hilati hai arsh ko
ye aah to jati kabhi be-kar nahin hai

insaniyat ke dard ka hai tarjuman bashir
ye be-murawwati ka rawadar nahin hai