dekhiye haalat ke jogi ka kab tute sharap
shayad ab is ahd mein us se na ho mera milap

sahib-e-imroz afsurda-mizaj o mushtail
gardish-e-haalat ko paimana-e-farda se nap

saya-e-afkar mein kante sahi chhanw to ho
zehn ki aaghosh se bahar nikalna ab hai pap

dil se zauq-e-jurm-e-mehnat kah raha hai bar bar
aatish-e-ehsas ke shoalon se bhi kuchh der tap

aaine ke samne aate hue darte hain kyun
aaina-sazon ka unwan-e-tamanna jab hain aap

apni sanson ko jala de apne dil ko tod de
waqt ke masruf sadhu ke labon par hai ye jap