kal jo ghaflat mein pade the aaj wo hushiyar hain
ek hum hi so rahe hain aur sab bedar hain

jaeza len waqt ka mahaul pe rakkhen nazar
fikr-o-fan se kaam len hum aaj ke fankar hain

chand sikkon ke ewaz jo bech dete hain zamir
aise hi kam-zarf duniya mein zalil-o-khwar hain

ye to mustaqbil bataega tumhein ahl-e-chaman
tum chaman-zaron ke waris ho ki hum haqdar hain

kaam le hosh-o-khirad se ai amir-e-karwan
har qadam par rahzan hain manzilen dushwar hain

waqt ke jhute khuda hum ko jhuka sakte nahin
azm-e-rasikh ki qasam hum bhi bahut khuddar hain

tum ne 'zakir' us se jab tark-e-talluq kar liya
ye shikayat bhi abas hai ye gile bekar hain