kahenge kis se hain khud apni tegh ke ghayal
na ikhtiyar pe qabu na jabr ke qail

main khud hun apni tamanna-farebiyon ka shikar
jo dil pe guzre guzar jae par na tu ho khajil

hayat waqfa-e-rahat hai rah-rau ke liye
adam se ta-ba-adam hai safar ki ek manzil

nawed-e-alam-e-nau de raha hai sail-e-iram
chhupe hue hain samundar ki tah mein bhi sahil

na badh saka had-e-idrak se shuur-e-talab
gunahgar hun main apne hauslon se khajil

hai bar-e-dosh hamare liye bhi sar apna
tumhaare shahr mein phirte hain ab khule qatil

mujhe to sadma-e-furqat se itna hosh na tha
tumhein khabar hai ye kis ka dhadak raha tha dil

abhi se garmi-e-aghosh-e-mauj-e-bahr kahan
bahut hai dur abhi to murad ka sahil

wo chat lete hain kaliyon se qatra-e-shabnam
jinhen samajhte hain duniya mein log dariya-dil

hamin ne dard ko sare jahan ke apnaya
hamin ko log samajhte hain mujrim-o-qatil

muahida bhala sayyaad-o-said mein kaisa
ye ittifaq hai wo bhi hain aaj pa-dar-gil

qalandaran-e-tahi-dast kuchh nahin rakhte
zah-e-nasib agar ho qubul hadiya-e-dil

wo 'qadri' ko samajhte hain jaan-nisaron mein
karam hai un ka faqat hum nahin kisi qabil