ek haqiqat ki jhalak yun to har andaz mein hai
phir haqiqat jise kahte hain abhi raaz mein hai

saz-baz ahl-e-nazar jalwa-gah-e-naz mein hai
ek ishaara hai jo chashm-e-ghalat-andaz mein hai

raazdari gham-e-ulfat ki musibat hai use
ek meri aag ka shoala dil-e-hamraaz mein hai

dur hai dur abhi hasil-e-duniya-e-hayat
fikr-e-anjam tujhe manzil-e-aghaz mein hai

chashm-e-pur-fan bhi dil-ara hai lab-e-nazuk bhi
sehr mein bhi hai wahi baat jo eajaz mein hai

jis ne ji bhar ke tajalli ko kabhi dekha ho
koi aisa bhi teri jalwa-gah-e-naz mein hai

daulat-e-sabr-o-tawakkul mein hai eazaz-e-bashar
kuchh na daulat hi mein rakkha hai na eazaz mein hai

dil hila dene ka andaz gaya ai 'khushtar'
dard pahla sa kahan ab teri aawaz mein hai