bulandi par pahunchna hai to paida khaksari kar
bada ban ne ki khwahish hai to ijz-o-inkisari kar

agar hansne ki khwahish hai to aadat dal rone ki
sukun darkar hai tujh ko to paida be-qarari kar

sar-e-taslim kham kar de mizaj-e-yar ke aage
jo lazim chiz hai is ko na sabit ikhtiyari kar

burai karne walon ko tu hans kar darguzar kar de
khushamad karne walon se tu zahir na-gawari kar

yaqinan nar-e-dozakh sard hogi chand qatron se
nadamat se zara gardan jhuka kar ashk-bari kar

faqat aage nazar rakhne mein gir jaane ka khatra hai
to pichhe dekh kar chalne ki nadan hoshiyari kar

ye diwanon ki duniya hai ajab kuchh baat hai is ki
sukun-e-qalb ko puchha to bole aah-o-zari kar