hum e’takaf-e-kucha-e-jaanan na kar sake
dagh-e-jigar ko sho’la-e-raqsan na kar sake

aai bahaar jab bhi rahe dil-figar hum
hum e'tibar-e-fasl-e-bahaaran na kar sake

auron ke kaam aae sharik-e-alam hue
lekin hum apne dard ka darman na kar sake

hum ko raza-e-dost ki khatir 'aziz thi
wo jab mile to un ko pasheman na kar sake

ghairon ke jame par rahi ahbab ki nazar
apna rafu-e-chaak-e-gareban na kar sake

kuchh to mudawa kijiye ho kar sharik-e-gham
insan nahin jo khidmat-e-insan na kar sake

ghunchon mein bhi unhin ka tabassum hai aashkar
ye aur baat hai koi ‘irfan na kar sake

guzri tamam umr andhere mein ai 'zaki'
hum sham'-e-arzu ko farozan na kar sake