hanuz zindagi-e-talkh ka maza na mila
kamal-e-sabr mila sabr-azma na mila

meri bahaar-o-khizan jis ke ikhtiyar mein hai
mizaj us dil-e-be-ikhtiyar ka na mila

hawa ke dosh pe jata hai karwan-e-nafas
adam ki rah mein koi piyaada-pa na mila

bas ek nuqta-e-farzi ka nam hai kaba
kisi ko markaz-e-tahqiq ka pata na mila

umid-o-bim ne mara mujhe do-rahe par
kahan ke dair-o-haram ghar ka rasta na mila

ba-juz irada-parasti khuda ko kya jaane
wo bad-nasib jise bakht-e-na-rasana mila

nigah-e-'yas' se sabit hai sai-e-la-hasil
khuda ka zikr to kya banda-e-khuda na mila