dagh-e-gham-e-hayat farozan hai in dinon
ruh-e-bahaar khar-badaman hai in dinon

aazad ho ke jashn-e-bahaaran manaen kya
ye dil to waqf-e-zahmat-e-zindan hai in dinon

kya hoga ghuncha-ha-e-tamanna ka dekhiye
gulchin ki dastaras mein gulistan hai in dinon

duniya-e-mehr-o-lutf-o-wafa khwab ho gai
insan sitam-rasida-e-insan hai in dinon

chadhne laga hai dil pe bhi tarikiyon ka rang
maddham si apni sham-e-shabistan hai in dinon

lafz-e-sukun sirf kitabon mein rah gaya
har-dam khayal-e-gardish-e-dauran hai in dinon

dil ka qarar chain na jine ki aarzu
kashti hi nazr-e-shorish-e-tufan hai in dinon

yan aabru-e-fikr-e-sukhan bhi gai 'kalim'
ab kya bataen kaun ghazal-khwan hai in dinon