hayat-e-jawedan wale ne mara
zaban de kar zaban wale ne mara

bashar ko is qafas mein tang kar ke
zamin o aasman wale ne mara

nigahen kaam deti hain na rahen
makan o la-makan wale ne mara

gawara hai dawami talkh-kaami
kisi mithi zaban wale ne mara

nasihat-gar ko samjhao khudara
ki is sud-o-ziyan wale ne mara

koi had bhi hai taslim-o-raza ki
musalsal imtihan wale ne mara

wo dil mein hai dil aankhon mein nihan hai
nishan de kar nishan wale ne mara

su-e-manzil liye jata hai zalim
hamein is karwan wale ne mara

hamesha ke liye khamosh ho kar
nai tarz-e-fughan wale ne mara

mujhe kam-zarf kahlana padega
mata-e-do-jahan wale ne mara