haiwan ki manzil mein bashar hai ki nahin hai
insan ko insan ka dar hai ki nahin hai

mear-e-tajalli se to waqif hain nigahen
jalwon ko bhi andaz-e-nazar hai ki nahin hai

farzana-e-dauran bhi hai is baat pe khamosh
diwana sar-e-rahguzar hai ki nahin hai

jis azm se manzil pe pahunchte hain musafir
wo azm ba-in zauq-e-safar hai ki nahin hai

be-sakhta manzil ki taraf bhagne walo
raftar-e-zamana ki khabar hai ki nahin hai

rangini-e-aghaz-e-bahaaran ke asiro
anjam-e-bahaaran pe nazar hai ki nahin hai

na-qadri-e-afkar ke is daur-e-falak mein
mail ba-qalam dast-e-hunar hai ki nahin hai

arbab-e-mohabbat pe jo dhai hai qayamat
us sham-e-shab-e-gham ki sahar hai ki nahin hai

jis dar se nasim-e-sahari ghar mein ho dakhil
kashana-e-imkan mein wo dar hai ki nahin hai

baatil ka gala kat de jo haq ki madad se
khun-e-rag-e-jaan mein wo asar hai ki nahin hai

jis dagh ki tarif hai dagh-e-gham-e-jaanan
wo dagh ba-mear-e-jigar hai ki nahin hai

wo zakhm-e-tamanna jo muqaddar hai 'saba' ka
us zakhm pe hikmat ki nazar hai ki nahin hai