ek zarurat hai jo tahwil tak aa pahunchi hai
har haqiqat yahan tamsil tak aa pahunchi hai

ab ukhuwwat pe bharosa nahin karti duniya
aagahi niyyat-e-qabil tak aa pahunchi hai

ai mere munis o gham-khwar mujhe marne de
baat ab hukm ki tamil tak aa pahunchi hai

ab sukhan-war hi nahin khud ko musawwir likhiye
shaeri ab fan-e-tashkil tak aa pahunchi hai

koshish-e-amn-o-aman mein hi yahan logon ki
zindagi shorish-e-tawil tak aa pahunchi hai

be-hisi dekhiye is daur ke insanon ki
jism kya ruh ki tahlil tak aa pahunchi hai

fikr-e-'misdaq' ne hai khas masafat kar li
aap ki aankh bhi is jhil tak aa pahunchi hai