khatm hoga ab safar pesh-e-nazar hai ru-e-dost
aa rahi hai aaj ki manzil se mujh ko bu-e-dost

aage aage hasraten aur pichhe pichhe main chala
is tarah ghar se nikal kar ja raha hun su-e-dost

pahle to dil ne jigar ki jaan na-qadri se li
dhundhta phirta hai aalam bhar mein ab pahlu-e-dost

wah-ri qismat ki gardun par sahar hone lagi
go pade the mere bazu par abhi gesu-e-dost

khud-bakhud meri rag-e-gardan phadak uthti hai aaj
kar raha hai koi zikr-e-quwwat-e-bazu-e-dost

lafz jo dil ki talab mein tha wo bilkul sehr tha
baaton hi baaton mein mujh par chal gaya jadu-e-dost

koi diwana chala hai hashr mein is waza se
chaak ta-daman gareban munh pe khak-e-ku-e-dost

dil se mujh ko saf saf aakhir ye kah dena pada
ab wahi sakhti bhi jhele jo bigade khu-e-dost

ho agar zinda tum ai 'alim' to ab hoshyar ho
kab talak soya karoge thak gaya zanu-e-dost