gham-e-dil ki zaban ahl-e-tashaddud kam samajhte hain
na dil ko dil samajhte hain na gham ko gham samajhte hain

wo kahte hain ki hansna hai dil-e-insan ki kamzori
nawa-e-zindagi ko zist ka matam samajhte hain

junun-e-kusht-o-khun ko nam dete hain shujaat ka
amawas ki shab-e-tarik ko punam samajhte hain

rawadari ko hum samjhe hue hain dard ka darman
mohabbat ko dil-e-majruh ka marham samajhte hain

'mahawir' aur 'gautam' aur 'gandhi' jis ke rahraw the
tajjub hai ki hum us rah ko pur-kham samajhte hain

banaya hai ahinsa ko usul-e-zindagi hum ne
sukun-e-zindagi ka raaz 'talib' hum samajhte hain