karo jo chaho hum se puchhna kya
hamari aarzu kya muddaa kya

samajh ka pher hai achchha bura sab
jo sach puchho to achchha kya bura kya

karen sajda faqat hum bahr-sajda
nahin manzur banda kya khuda kya

jise mil jae tere gham ki daulat
gham-e-duniya se us ko wasta kya

aizzah kyun sar-e-baalin hain khamosh
mariz-e-gham abhi se so gaya kya

mare jate hain hum khauf-e-fana se
na ho marna to jine mein bura kya

na jaane aaj kyun bigde hue ho
kisi ne kan mein kuchh kah diya kya

na jina hath mein apne na marna
bashar ki ibtida kya intiha kya

sitam dekho mujhi se puchhte hain
nasib-e-dushmanan kuchh ho gaya kya

hamara kaam hai ghut ghut ke marna
wahi jaane jafa kya hai wafa kya

sar-e-mimbar koi ja kar to dekhe
abhi tak hai dar-e-mai-khana wa kya

wo waqt-e-subh rukhsat ho rahe hain
yahi hai sham-e-gham ki ibtida kya

but-e-kafir se ulfat hai 'sahar' ko
wahi jaane ki but kya hai khuda kya