duniya mein koi waqt bhi yaksan kahan raha
ranjur kar gaya to kabhi shadman raha

suraj ke chadhne dhalne se sae badal gae
apni jagah na dahr mein koi nishan raha

shah-zor kal tha aaj wo kamzor ho gaya
aur bebasi mein mail-e-ah-o-fughan raha

taqat kahin ata hai kahin mustaar hai
rustam jo tha jahan mein kabhi na-tawan raha

ho jae sard aatish-e-namrud aaj bhi
lekin khalil sa yahan iman kahan raha

baatil se marka raha roz-e-azal hi se
har-gam khair-o-shar ka ajab imtihan raha

do gaz zamin hai bil-yaqin tere nasib mein
pahuncha ho chand par ya sar-e-asman raha

duniya ne kab kisi ka diya sath umr bhar
insan kab kisi pe sada mehrban raha

marub us ko baatil-o-zulmat na kar sake
iman se qalb-e-'faiz' yahan zau-fishan raha