gham ke tufan dil-e-muztar mein thahar jate hain
aish ke lamhe to pal bhar mein guzar jate hain

haif-sad-haif ki na-qadri-e-fan ke hathon
kitne fankar lahu thuk ke mar jate hain

wo pahunch sakte nahin baam-e-taraqqi pe kabhi
waqt ke zine se jo log utar jate hain

ahl-e-danish pe uthata nahin ungli koi
jitne ilzam hain diwanon ke sar jate hain

azm-o-himmat ko bana lete hain jo rah-numa
sakht rahon se bhi hans hans ke guzar jate hain

apne ehsas ke jalte hue virane mein
khushk patton ki tarah log bikhar jate hain

jab shab-e-gham mein mujhe tera khayal aata hai
meri tanhai ke lamhat sanwar jate hain

tohfa-e-mahr-o-wafa kaun yahan deta hai
dil ka kashkol liye aap kidhar jate hain

kis tarah waqt ki thokar wo karenge bardasht
dil dhadakne ki sada sun ke jo dar jate hain

un ke sae se bhi tum dur raho ai 'masum'
apne wade se jo ahbab mukar jate hain