ibtida ka intiha se rabta bandhe hue
ghar se nikla hun safar ka muddaa bandhe hue

be-yaqini ka ye aalam ho gaya hai aaj-kal
aadmi das das jagah hai aasra bandhe hue

wo to is ke hukm se hota hai jo bhi faiz ho
kimiya kab hai shifa ka madda bandhe hue

fikr-o-fan ki mahfilon mein ab ye manzar aam hain
be-hunar be-ilm dastar-e-ana bandhe hue

un ke pakiza iradon ki hifazat ai khuda
be-libason mein hain jo band-e-qaba bandhe hue

zindagani ki haqiqat ye samajh lijiye ki bas
bulbula hai ek tufan-e-bala bandhe hue

kar-amad jaan kar ek aala-e-guft-o-shunid
phir rahe hain log daman se qaza bandhe hue