dard ek shama-e-tafakkur hai agar samjho to
fahm insan ka tabahhur hai agar samjho to

mithe bolon mein nahin mahz tasalli mein nahin
jehd-e-paiham ka tasawwur hai agar samjho to

ye haqiqat ke qalam se likha afsana hai
ye hi irfan-e-tafakkur hai agar samjho to

ye ibaadat hai tahajjud ki ye hogi maqbul
josh-e-ummid se ye pur hai agar samjho to

tesha-e-koh-kani aatish-e-namrud hai ye
aazmaish ka taqarrur hai agar samjho to

aks is ka nahin aaina-e-taqdir mein han
dawat-e-fikr-o-tadabbur hai agar samjho to