kin manzilon mein gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar hai
un ka karam bhi meri tabiat pe bar hai

meri zaban pe harf-e-shikayat ka muddaa
un ki zaban pe wada-e-be-e'tibar hai

dekhe ulat ke koi jo tarikh ke waraq
har naghma mera zamin-e-fasl-e-bahaar hai

ek kashmakash si ho gai maut-o-hayat mein
aankhon ko meri jab se tera intizar hai

khud apne aap jaan le apne maqam ko
nau-e-bashar zara bhi agar burdbar hai

phaili hui hai jab se chaman mein khizan ki baat
simta hua sa jalwa-e-husn-e-bahaar hai

khata hai kitna gham koi pita hai kitni mai
'raje' ye apne zarf pe dar-o-madar hai