hail hain meri rah mein ye dair-o-haram kyon
badhta hun to har gam pe rukte hain qadam kyon

jo haq ki himayat mein nikal aata hai ghar se
us mard-e-mujahid ko ho andesha-e-gham kyon

ye rahbar-e-manzil hain nishan in se milega
rahon se mitate ho mere naqsh-e-qadam kyon

mahfil ki nigahen to hain markuz unhin par
khamosh nazar aate hain aazar ke sanam kyon

main ne unhen apna kaha apna hi to samjha
wo chahte hain karna mere sar ko qalam kyon

jo baat bhi haq hogi wahi baat kahenge
munsif se karen hum koi ummid-e-karam kyon

sad-shukr ki tu ne mujhe insan banaya
gham hi meri qismat hai to ye bhi mujhe kam kyon

qudrat ne tumhein aish-o-masarrat se nawaza
'maqsud' nazar aate ho ba-dida-e-nam kyon