katte hi dor sans ki nam-o-numud khak
hona hai ek roz ye qasr-e-wajud khak

tuta kisi ka dil jo gira dusri taraf
mizan mein pada tera rakht-e-sujud khak

tajsim kar raha hai wo dast-e-kamal se
aatish-parast dahriye muslim hunud khak

is mahfil-e-tarab mein nahin chashni koi
dil mein ramaq na ho agar bazm-e-surud khak

badhne lage hain chaar-su rasmon ke daere
thokar laga ke panw ki kar dun quyud khak

ye qaum un hi raston pe chal padi hai phir
jin par huin thin ek din aad-o-samud khak

sine mein koi aag hai 'arshad' lagi hui
warna hamari aankh se uthta ye dud khak