jhank kar zat ke andar ye tamasha dekho
shahr sahra mein kabhi shahr mein sahra dekho

bahte dariya mein nazar aae har ek bund alag
ye nahin moajiza gar bund mein dariya dekho

sufiyo marifat-e-ahal-e-safa to ye hai
kabhi insan mein insan ka sarapa dekho

qurmuzi rang lahu se hai pasina mera
aur arbab-e-hawas rang-e-tamanna dekho

umr bhar tum pe rahe ahl-e-tamasha ka hujum
umr bhar tum ye tamasha khade tanha dekho

khwab-sazon ki hai ijad-e-hasin ye ummid
sada is aaine mein tum rukh-e-zeba dekho

gar wo na-bina ho kuchh harj nahin hai 'shaukat'
rahnuma ho na magar aql ka andha dekho