har taraf parda-dar-e-zulmat hai
ek tabassum ki phir zarurat hai

thahri thahri hai waqt ki raftar
aalam-e-ghaur mein mashiyyat hai

hai guman kya yaqin ka saya
aur yaqin wahime ki shiddat hai

ishq bhi zindagi ki lanat tha
aql bhi zindagi ki lanat hai

khud-numai mein jo hijab rahe
tirgi us ki ek alamat hai

shor-e-tahsin-e-narawa se 'jamil'
ye khamoshi basa-ghanimat hai