dil hai masarrat-e-gham-e-jaanan liye hue
lekin malal-e-talkhi-e-dauran liye hue

ai dil na ho udas khudara na ho udas
ehsas-e-tishna-kaami-e-arman liye hue

har mushkil-e-hayat hai khud apni aad mein
aasani-e-hayat ka saman liye hue

har kam-nazar ko de ke zamane ki rahaten
main khush hun apna qalb-e-pareshan liye hue

ai rahrawan-e-sahil-e-ummid hoshiyar
sahil hai apni god mein tufan liye hue

ai dost apne aap pe nazan raha hun main
ek azm-e-sar-bulandi-e-insan liye hue

ummid-e-iltifat pe baitha hun mutmain
sarmaya-e-nadamat-e-isyan liye hue

us anjuman mein ja to raha hun magar 'atiq'
dil mein kashakash-e-gham-e-dauran liye hue