jo ikhtilaf nahin hai to e'tiraf to ho
hai ikhtilaf to kuchh wajh-e-ikhtilaf to ho

dilon mein kya hai kuchh is ka ata-pata to chale
ki baat jaisi ho jo bhi ho saf saf to ho

kuchh us se rabt-o-talluq ka silsila to lage
nahin hai wo jo muafiq na ho khilaf to ho

nahin burai mitane ki gar hamein taufiq
kam-az-kam us se tanaffur to inhiraf to ho

nahin saadat-e-sajda agar muqaddar mein
khulus se dar-e-mabud ka tawaf to ho

wo ahl-e-naqd-o-basirat hain khair honge bhi
durust pahle magar un ka shin-qaf to ho

na hon jo sher haqaeq ke tarjuman 'rahi'
haqiqaton ka magar un se inkishaf to ho