ghair-e-tawakkul nahin chaara mujhe
apne hi dam ka hai sahaara mujhe

hirs-o-tama ne to duboya hi tha
sabr-o-qanaat ne ubhaara mujhe

jo wo kahe us ko saza-war hai
chun-o-chara ka nahin yara mujhe

be-adabon ki adab-amoziyan
in ke bigadne ne sanwara mujhe

koshish-e-be-sud mushawwash na kar
qar na ban jae kinara mujhe

zishti-e-pindar dilata hai yaad
qissa-e-askandar-o-dara mujhe

nang-e-muzillat se chhuda le gaya
josh-e-hamiyyat ka harara mujhe

auj-e-maali pe uda le gaya
tausan-e-himmat ka tarara mujhe

aah nahin rukhsat-e-ifsha-e-raaz
qissa to malum hai sara mujhe

fursat-e-auqat hai bas mughtanim
ye nahin milne ki dobara mujhe