khayalon ki bulandi zat ki khai se behtar hai
samundar tera sahil teri gahrai se behtar hai

ye maila pairahan kirdar ki kai se behtar hai
bhalai ke liye ek jhut sachchai se behtar hai

mere munsif saza de ya mujhe insaf jaldi de
tera har faisla barson mein sunwai se behtar hai

agar manzil na mil pae to raste mein thahar jao
safar mauquf karna aabla-pai se behtar hai

mere har dard ko mahsus karna bantana har gham
haqiqat ye hai wo mere sage bhai se behtar hai

sukun milta hai duniya bhar ke jhagdon se yahan aa kar
ye daftar ki imarat ghar ki angnai se behtar hai

sadak par yunhi aawara bhatakna achchha lagta hai
yahan jo shor hai andar ki tanhai se behtar hai

meri umr-e-rawan ke sath ye bhi badhta jata hai
mera beta meri aankhon ki binai se behtar hai

kam-az-kam ghair ruk kar khairiyat to puchh lete hain
suna hai ajnabiyyat ab shanasai se behtar hai

kiya hai muntakhab beti ne jis ko tum bhi apna lo
zamana kah raha hai ghar ki ruswai se behtar hai