jehd-e-paiham ke hasin khabt ko sar mein rakhna
panw thak jaen to sochon ko safar mein rakhna

rafta rafta wahi ban jata hai ghar ka malik
kar-e-dushwar hai mehman ko ghar mein rakhna

main khata-kar khata hai meri pahchan magar
wasf-e-insan hai farishton ko nazar mein rakhna

azm-e-manzil na kahin bojh tale dab jae
zad-e-rah hasb-e-zarurat hi safar mein rakhna

bujhte bujhte jo suna jae kahani shab ki
aisa anjum koi aaghosh-e-sahar mein rakhna

pakne se pahle samar koi zamin-bos na ho
aisa andaz-e-numu tukhm-e-shajar mein rakhna

jaan-lewa hai jo shakhon pe musallat hai sukut
hausla khar ka phulon ke nagar mein rakhna