ham-dosh-e-arzu jo na ‘azm-e-jawan rahe
manzil rahe koi na koi karwan rahe

ruhon ke ek khas ta'alluq ke bawajud
jismon ke fasle bhi sada darmiyan rahe

soz-e-khulus dard-e-mohabbat gham-e-wafa
ye qafila bhi sath raha hum jahan rahe

hum ‘alam-e-khayal se aage na badh sake
jab tak kharab-e-manzil-e-wahm-o-guman rahe

ai inqalab-e-nau teri raftar dekh kar
khud hum bhi sochte hain ki ab tak kahan rahe

go manzil-e-hayat bahut sakht hai magar
'shaukat' hujum-e-gham mein bhi hum shadman rahe