hai pesh-e-nazar shokhi-e-tahrir kisi ki
kaghaz pe utar aai hai taswir kisi ki

hasil hai faraghat to na itrao ziyaada
rahti hai na rah paegi jagir kisi ki

duniya jise kahte hain miyan ja-e-amal hai
baaton se kahin banti hai taqdir kisi ki

kam-zarf qayas apne pe kar lete hain khud hi
hum sher mein karte nahin tahqir kisi ki

kis haal mein yaran-e-adam hain nahin malum
aai na khabar ta-dam-e-tahrir kisi ki

is bab mein ahbab ko hasil hai fazilat
kab meri taraf hoti hai tashhir kisi ki

lagta hai ki diwanon ko ras aa gaya zindan
muddat se khadakti nahin zanjir kisi ki