daryaft kar ke khud ko zamane se dur hun
har shakhs ba-shuur hai main be-shuur hun

hijrat mera nasib hai parwaz mashghala
gumbad ke daere mein misal-e-tuyur hun

gandum ki khushbu raqs mein rakhti hai raat-din
masti-bhari sharab ke nashshe mein chur hun

sadiyon se be-libas darida-badan udas
taswir-e-kaenat mein be-rang-o-nur hun

bosida si kitab ka ek hashiya ho tum
lauh-e-azal pe likkha main bainassutur hun

mera wajud pani hua mitti aur aag
bikhri hui ana hun sulagta ghurur hun

fard-e-amal nawishta-e-taqdir padh chuka
khamosh sar jhukae khud apne huzur hun

khincha nahin hisar koi apne ird-gird
'ishrat' main apni zat mein tanha zarur hun