ehsas-e-nadamat hai na kuchh pas-e-wafa hai
ek karb ke 'alam mein yahan khalq-e-khuda hai

ek shakhs jo manzil hai meri mera pata hai
rakh kar wo kahin aur mujhe bhul gaya hai

ek main ki kisi dasht ka aawara musafir
ek wo ki har ek rah ka wahi qibla-numa hai

us shahr-e-sitamgar ka sitam puchh na hum se
us shokh sitamgar ka sitam had se siwa hai

paband-e-salasil hain hum ek 'arse se 'amir'
zindan mein kahin shor na kuchh aah-o-buka hai