jis qadar shikwe the sab harf-e-dua hone lage
hum kisi ki aarzu mein kya se kya hone lage

bekasi ne be-zabani ko zaban kya bakhsh di
jo na kah sakte the ashkon se ada hone lage

hum zamane ki sukhan-fahmi ka shikwa kya karen
jab zara si baat par tum bhi khafa hone lage

rang-e-mahfil dekh kar duniya ne nazren pher lin
aashna jitne bhi the na-ashna hone lage

har qadam par manzilen kuchh dur yun hoti gain
raaz-ha-e-zindagani hum pe wa hone lage

sar-burida khasta-saman dil-shikasta jaan-ba-lab
aashiqi mein surkh-ru nam-e-khuda hone lage

aagahi ne jab dikhai rah-e-irfan-e-habib
but the jitne dil mein sab qibla-numa hone lage

aashiqi ki khair ho 'sarwar' ki ab is shahr mein
waqt wo aaya hai bande bhi khuda hone lage