jahan tujh ko bitha kar pujte hain pujne wale
wo mandir aur hote hain shiwale aur hote hain

dahan-e-zakhm se kahte hain jin ko marhaba bismil
wo khanjar aur hote hain wo bhaale aur hote hain

jinhen mahrumi-e-tasir hi asl-e-tamanna hai
wo aahen aur hoti hain wo nale aur hote hain

jinhen hasil hai tera qurb khush-qismat sahi lekin
teri hasrat liye mar jaane wale aur hote hain

jo thokar hi nahin khate wo sab kuchh hain magar waiz
wo jin ko dast-e-rahmat khud sambhaale aur hote hain

talash-e-shama se paida hai soz-e-na-tamam 'akhtar'
khud apni aag mein jal jaane wale aur hote hain