dil pe zakhm khane se ashk-e-khun bahane tak
hum ne gham sahe kya kya kaif-e-zist pane tak

fasl-e-nau-bahaaran ko kya khabar ki ghunchon par
kitne hashr guzre hain khil ke muskurane tak

dil ne azm-o-himmat se kaam le liya warna
hum pe kya nahin biti aarzu bar aane tak

iztirab-e-paiham se zindagi ibarat hai
dil ki qadr-o-qimat hai naz-e-gham uthane tak

manzilon ki dushwari raston ke sannate
hain tamam andeshe ek qadam badhane tak

ho faza ki wusat ka us ko khak andaza
hadd-e-fikr ho jis ki apne aashiyane tak

sach to hai yahi 'mansha' zindagi ki rahon mein
tirgi ka khatra hai sham-e-dil jalane tak