hathon mein kisi shai ke hum sab ka muqaddar hai
samjho to wo aaina dekho to wo patthar hai

sadiyon se har ek dil mein ek khwab munawwar hai
wo jism ka saya hai ya sae ka paikar hai

ek umr hui hum ne dekha tha kisi gul ko
har gosha-e-dil ab tak khushbu se moattar hai

giton ke hasin paikar murjha nahin paenge
jab tak gham-e-mahbubi takhil ka shahpar hai

mushkil hai samajh pana shair ki tabiat ko
ek pal mein wo sahra hai ek pal mein samundar hai

manunga tujhe jab tu kuchh kar ke dikhaega
baaton mein to ai 'zahid' har shakhs sikandar hai