duniya mein hum sa koi sarapa-alam nahin
wo din hi kaun sa hai ki jo roz-e-gham nahin

har dam tere mariz ki haalat kharab hai
dard aaj dil mein kal se ziyaada hai kam nahin

kya gham mujhe mitae falak dhundh dhund kar
nam apna fard-e-namwari mein raqam nahin

gul khil rahe hain aamad-e-fasl-e-bahaar hai
bulbul chahak rahi hai sarir-e-qalam nahin

ahl-e-qalam hon zer-e-nagin mulk-e-nazm hai
kyunkar kahun ki sahib-e-tabl-o-alam nahin

kya kya aziz khak hue mil ke khak mein
lekin yahan kisi ka kisi ko bhi gham nahin

hoti hai ghaib se meri imdad ai falak
minnat-kash-e-inayat-e-ahl-e-karam nahin

yaran-e-raftagan se bahut ji ko uns hai
milte agar musafir-e-mulk-e-adam nahin

gar dard-e-dil yunhin hai salamat to ek din
'raushan' ye yaad rakhna ki duniya mein hum nahin