khayal aur fikr ko bulandi nazar ko baalidgi milegi
qadam tu duniya-e-ishq mein rakh tujhe nai zindagi milegi

junun ko apne khirad bana kar jo zindagi ko sanwar lega
yahan usi sahib-e-junun ko khirad ki paighambari milegi

ye chaar din ki masarraton ka fareb bhi kitna der-pa hai
umid hai lamha lamha dil ko halawat-e-zindagi milegi

kise guman tha ki daur aisa bhi hum pe guzrega zindagi mein
na ishrat-e-khwajgi milegi na lazzat-e-bandagi milegi

rahe hain muddat se ham-safar hum hai phir bhi beganagi ka aalam
kise khabar thi ki har tamanna ba-surat-e-ajnabi milegi

jadid tahzib ki rawish par jawan rahe gamzan tu ek din
hawas ke halqe mein nim-uryan bahimiyat nachti milegi

badalte haalat ki numaish hamein ye paigham de rahi hai
inhi andheron se bazm-e-giti ko ek din raushni milegi

ye duniya 'naghmi' hai aati jati nahin hai ye umr-e-jawedani
sajegi jab bhi tumhaari mahfil hamari us mein kami milegi