hum dard-e-mohabbat ka mudawa nahin karte
kuchh bhi ho magar arz-e-tamanna nahin karte

khud zat pe apni jo bharosa nahin karte
duniya mein kabhi nam wo paida nahin karte

manzil ki taraf badhte hain manzil ke musafir
ho jaan ka khatra bhi to parwa nahin karte

jo rind hain maikhane ke aadab se waqif
khum bhi jo chadha jaen to bahka nahin karte

dekha na kabhi husn ko gustakh-nazar se
hum khwab ke aalam mein bhi aisa nahin karte

jo izzat-o-khuddari ke hain qadr-shanasa
wo izzat-o-khuddari ka sauda nahin karte

hum dekhte hain ek nazar us ko sar-e-am
chhup-chhup ke kabhi husn ko dekha nahin karte

wo log jo hain waqif-e-taqdis-e-gham-o-dard
barbaad gham-o-dard ki duniya nahin karte

hai apne tain hurmat-e-fan jaan se badh kar
hum hurmat-e-fan ko kabhi ruswa nahin karte

'maghmum jinhen wasta hai naqd-o-nazar se
tarif kisi ki bhi wo beja nahin karte