kitne din habs-e-musalsal mein basar hote hain
bade ashaar bade gham ka samar hote hain

hikmat-e-waqt bhi karti hai ata jin ko khiraj
main isi soch mein hun kya wo hunar hote hain

mustaqil bojh na thahrae sabhi ko ye zamin
izzat-e-khak bhi kuchh khak-basar hote hain

khali shakhon ka bhi hota hai bhala koi maqam
jo shajar chhanw bichha den wo shajar hote hain

ham-safar kaisi bitha jate hain gard aankhon mein
jab wo be-khwab-e-safar khwab-e-safar hone hain

sham kuchh achchha nazar aata hai basti ka saman
subh hoti hai to haalat digar hote hain

kya hui zabta-e-nzm ki baala-dasti
log ab qatl sar-e-rahguzar hote hain

rakhna-e-zar-talaban sarzanish-e-tira-shaban
aise qisse to yahan sham o sahar hote hain