hamare aage raqib-e-siyah-ru kya hai
hue jo dost tum apne to phir adu kya hai

na jaane kitne hi aise hain ek tu kya hai
bade-badon ki jahan mein ab aabru kya hai

ragon mein sirf tamawwuj ki aarzu kya hai
jo inqalab na lae to phir lahu kya hai

bahaar aate hi wahshat agar le angdai
to phir ye zakhm ke tanke hain kya rafu kya hai

milen to puchhen ye arbab-e-husn jauhar se
gharaz nahin hai to duniya-e-rang-o-bu kya hai

haqiqaton pe abhi hain majaz ke parde
jo ye haten to samajh mein phir aae to kya hai

nigah-e-rahmat-e-haq mein ye aa gae warna
hamare ashk-e-nadamat ki aabru kya hai

jo hath dho chuka khud zindagi se ai 'shoala'
namaz-e-ishq hai kya us ki phir wuzu kya hai