charagh-e-anjuman ko ye khabar kya
ki manzil kya hai aur rasm-e-safar kya

safar mein fikr-e-rahat is qadar kya
sajae hain ye tum ne baam-o-dar kya

nahin gardish mein ab shams-o-qamar kya
na badlenge mere sham-o-sahar kya

khulus-e-ijz hai ek shart-e-sajda
kisi ka naqsh-e-pa kya sang-e-dar kya

mashiyyat kar-farma-e-do-alam
to phir ye nek bad kya khair-o-shar kya

badhi hai waqt ki raftar kaisi
hui hai zindagani mukhtasar kya

ada-e-shukr bhi lazim hai 'athar'
rahega shikwa-bar-lab umr bhar kya