hum tum ki roz-o-shab mile sham-o-sahar mile
lekin na dil na zawiya-ha-e-nazar mile

chhalni hain panw kanton-bhari rahguzar mile
hum ko hamari shan ke shayan safar mile

main bhi kuchh apne karb ka izhaar kar sakun
mujh ko bhi kuchh saliqa-e-arz-e-hunar mile

be-mange paen bund bhi pyase to ji uthen
dariya bhi le ke khush na hon mange se gar mile

hum bijliyon ki zad mein musalsal rahen to kyun
ye kya ki bijliyon ko hamara hi ghar mile

gulshan shaguftagi se ibarat na ho saka
ghunche khile khile se to har shakh par mile

paiman to ye tha mil ke na bichhdenge umr-bhar
bichhde to is tarah ki na phir umr-bhar mile

tasir ke baghair dua ka bhi kya maza
lutf-e-dua ye hai ki ki dua ko asar mile

khul kar tum un se bhi na mile jin se qurb tha
aur hum ki jis kisi se mile tut kar mile

dar hai kahin natija rihai ka ye na ho
zindan ke hum rahen na hamein apna ghar mile

kis dil se aarzu-e-khushi kijiye ki ab
his tak khushi ki mit gai gham is qadar mile

ye zindagi wo tapta hua regzar hai
jis mein kahin na saya na shakh-e-shajar mile

wo hadse jo wajh-e-tabahi bane 'waqar'
un mein se kuchh to ghar ki hi dahliz par mile