gham jab un ka diya hua gham hai
haif us aankh par jo pur-nam hai

dil ki aawaz lakh maddham hai
dil ki aawaz mein bada dam hai

zindagi mein sukun ke talib
zindagi khud hi mustaqil gham hai

un ke jate hi ye hua mahsus
jaise taron mein raushni kam hai

chain hai tark-e-arzu ke baad
aarzuon ka nam hi gham hai

har nafas makhzan-e-alam hai 'rais'
shukr hai umr-e-admi kam hai